Thanks to your incredible support, Onward exceeded our financial goals in 2024! Your generosity has fueled life-changing growth, allowing us to expand programs and provide greater resources for young adults building stability and achieving their goals. Read more to see how your impact is creating brighter futures and what’s ahead in 2025!

Asha’s story is a powerful reminder of the life-changing impact of Onward House. After being told to leave home at 18, she found stability, graduated high school, and began pursuing her dream of becoming a teacher. Today, she works at a childcare center and feels hopeful about her future—all thanks to the support and community she found at Onward. Stories like Asha’s show how your support can transform lives.

We want to raise $1.2 million to grow our capacity to serve more young people. This summer and fall, we shared our plan for doing this with key supporters. Your feedback shows enthusiastic support for our vision.

Earlier this week, 15 community members gathered at Eden Prairie Library to discuss Acceptance: A Memoir by Emi Nietfeld. The conversation highlighted powerful themes of instability, mental health, and resilience. As we reflected on Emi’s story, many parallels emerged with the young adults served by Onward. The discussion prompted important questions on how we can better support those facing housing insecurity and inspired action steps for our community to get involved.

In this blog post, Executive Director Tricia Wright shares about her recent visit to Eden Prairie High School, where she spoke with an entrepreneurship class about Onward’s mission to provide transitional housing for young adults facing housing instability. She asks the community to spread the word and encourage young people who may need a safe, stable place to live to reach out. Together, we can make a difference in the lives of our community's youth.

Lack of affordable housing is one of the main issues that contributes to homelessness and housing insecurity. When communities address affordable housing, it is good for everyone. Read more about this important issue and Eden Prairie’s response through the the Eden Prairie Housing Alliance.