Auntie Bec Boutique

YOUTH- AUNTIE BEC'S BOUTIQUE-INCORPORATED IN JULY OF 2022, RECEIVED 501(C)(3) IN AUGUST OF 2022, SIGNED A LEASE IN OCTOBER 2022, AND OFFICIALLY OPENED IN DECEMBER 2022. AUNTIE BEC'S SERVED 23 YOUTH FOR INDIVIDUAL SHOPPING APPOINTMENTS FROM DECEMBER 2022-JUNE 2023. THE YOUTH SERVED RANGED IN AGE FROM 12-21, IDENTIFIED RACES INCLUDE HISPANIC, AFRICAN AMERICAN, AMERICAN INDIAN, MEXICAN AND CAUCASIAN, GENDERS IDENTIFIED WERE MALE AND FEMALE. AUNTIE BEC'S BOUTIQUE HELD A PROM EVENT AND WAS ABLE TO SERVE ROUGHLY 30-35 YOUTH. YOUTH CAME FROM THE ST. PAUL AND MINNEAPOLIS SCHOOL DISTRICTS AS WELL AS A FEW CHARTER SCHOOLS WITHIN THE METRO AREA. REFERRAL SOURCES WERE RAMSEY COUNTY, ST. PAUL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, CHILDREN'S LAW CENTER, FACE TO FACE CLINIC, TRANSITIONAL HOUSING PROGRAMS (REZAK AND AIN DAH YUNG) AND AVENUES SHELTER. COMMUNITY PARTNERS- AUNTIE BEC'S PARTNERED WITH NUMEROUS COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO DONATED CLOTHING, SHOES, PROM/FORMAL DRESSES, AND COATS. THE BOUTIQUE STARTED WITH A LARGE DONATION FROM THREADS FOR TEENS, A CLOTHING RESOURCE IN THE SOUTH METRO, THAT CLOSED IN 2021. THE BOUTIQUE WAS ALSO GIFTED MONEY FROM A NONPROFIT THAT DISSOLVED IN 2022. THIS MONEY HAS BEEN USED TO PAY RENT, START UP COSTS OF PREPPING THE SPACE THAT THE BOUTIQUE IS HOUSING IN, STORAGE UNIT, INSURANCE COSTS. FUTURE OF ABB- AUNTIE BEC'S BOUTIQUE HAS SEEN AN INCREASE IN YOUTH REFERRED AND COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS AND THIS WILL BE REFLECTED IN THE NEXT 990 FILING FOR 2023-2024.