During a volunteer shift at The Link in Minnesota, volunteers support young people by helping prepare meals and create tie blankets in a warm, collaborative environment. Volunteers typically split their time between meal preparation and tying fleece blankets.
While some volunteers work in the kitchen prepping and cooking meals, others tie blankets. Blanket-tying is a relaxed, hands-on activity that can be done while meals are cooking, making it easy for volunteers to connect and work together. By the end of the shift, volunteers have helped provide nourishing meals and handmade blankets that offer comfort, care, and dignity to youth and young adults served by The Link across Minnesota.