Education is a cornerstone of ending homelessness. Horace Mann, a pioneer of American public schools in the 19th century, famously called education the “great equalizer of the conditions of men….”
Bridge Kids are going to school! They, fortunately, are being sent back in style. Backpacks full of paper and pens and hope of fun and friends.
We also recognize another return to school. One Bridge mom, who since graduating from high school, has worked in prostitution to provide for herself and her children. She, too, is entering school hoping for a new future. She dares to enter vocational training. She embodies the courage to begin the path of entering a career that will sustain her family as a single parent.
The choices she is making today are changing her family’s trajectory. She is nervous, but the gratitude she is feeling far surpasses the feelings of fear of failing.
You provide the platform for mothers to change their and their children’s lives.
Thank you for your support for The Bridge to Hope.
She Claimed Her Independence
July 1st marks the date Rita claimed her independence from homelessness 20 years ago. She graduated from The Bridge (now The Bridge to Hope). Today when Rita visits us at the office she gives us a hug and her smile reminds us what God can do when a mother seeks His...
Giving our Bridge Kids the security they deserve
The children of the B2H moms will not wake up on Father's Day with a dad in the house. Some of them have never seen their father or know who he is. What they do know is that they have mothers who will build their community to love and support them. However, because...
Celebrating Moms!
No one ever wants to be homeless. No one ever wants to be without hope. Mothers want the best for their children. Mothers want to give them a safe home. Mothers want to let their children know they are loved and valued. Bridge Mothers want this for themselves,...
New growth is visible in God’s handiwork
God’s handiwork is visible in the new growth of His creation! He celebrates life in the flowers that bloom! At The Bridge to Hope, we see new life every day. The moms are growing in their ability to make decisions honoring to God and about their future. The children...
See, I am doing a new thing!
Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Thank you for providing for a legacy of mothers having the opportunity to enter a Christian housing program, The Bridge to Hope, where they can grow, learn, and provide for their...
Taking First Steps Takes Courage!
At a recent Bridge Dinner Daario, a Bridge Baby, took his first steps. You know what this means! He had courage! That leads us to consider his mother. She took her first steps in 2023 to exit homelessness with hope that continues to blossom into daily courage. The...
Just watch me
Arise and Walk! describes our Bridge moms so well. We see them arise from their hopelessness and despair to a life filled with promise and completeness in Christ. They often share they arise to heights far beyond what they ever imagined they could reach. Obtaining the...
A Home: a pillar of The Bridge to Hope
December 2023 By wisdom a house is built, and through understanding it is established; through knowledge its rooms are filled with rare and beautiful treasures. Proverbs 24:3-4 Providing a home is one of the pillars of The Bridge to Hope program. A home where a...
Thank you, Lord
Thank you, Lord for saving my soulThank you, Lord for making me wholeThank you Lord for giving to meThy great salvation so rich and free. This song comes to mind as we think of Thanksgiving. This song can be true for The Bridge moms because of you. Each Bridge...
Courage to want something different
Each year we look forward to opening our doors at our Open House, inviting our community in to witness God's Work at The Bridge to Hope. You will meet the staff, Bridge Moms, and Graduates of the Bridge to Hope. Tour the office where the moms fellowship and work...