Youth Advantage

Youth Advantage's mission is funded solely through the generosity of financial donations. Please consider making a financial gift today to fund a child's dream.

• $250 funds one family for year.
• $100 funds one child for one year.
• $50 funds one child for one activity.

Donations can be made through our secure, online donation organization givemn.org (see icon above)  or can be mailed to:

Youth Advantage
P.O. Box 11
Stillwater, MN 55082

Youth Advantage is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt nonprofit organization so your donation is tax deductible. A receipt for your donation will be mailed to you.

YOUTH ADVANTAGE is currently seeking the donation of the followng gently-used equipment:

• Musical equipment (violin, viola, cello-tenor, cello-baritone, bass violin, guitar, flute, clarinet, saxophone-alto, saxophone,-tenor, saxophone- baritone, oboe, bassoon, trumpet, cornet, trombone, french horn, baritone, tuba, and drum kit)
• TI-83 graphing calculators
• Youth athletic equipment (baseball and softball gloves; baseball pants; baseball, softball and soccer cleats; soccer and basket balls; tennis rackets; ice skates; hockey equipment; football pants, cleats & arm and hand protectors) Click here for a full list of athletic equipment needs.

Your donation of gently-used equipment is greatly appreciated! We will have a team of volunteers ready to spiff up the equipment you donate so the children who receive the equipment can feel PROUD of and EXCITED over the equipment. If your equipment has seen better days and can't be restored to like-new condition, please consider this before donating it.

DROP OFFICE LOCATIONS

• Feel free to drop your equipment off at our office (5901 Omaha Ave. N., Oak Park Heights) on Tuesdays or Thursdays between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
• Valley Dance & Arts, 1560 Frontage Rd, Stillwater (located in the Valley Ridge Mall-- use the same entrance as the DMV). HOURS OF OPERATION:  T, TH, F 10 a.m.- 12 p.m. and M, TH 4:30- 8:00 p.m.   Collection box is located inside main entrance door.
• Or call 651-214-9799 to arrange for our Equipment Manager, Dan Ridgway, to pick up the equipment from your home or office in the Stillwater area.