At The Bridge to Hope, partnering with churches isn’t a strategy we added later. It’s the foundation. It is the ministry.

From the beginning, we’ve believed what Scripture has made clear for centuries: God transforms lives through His people. Not programs alone. Not professionals alone. Ordinary, redeemed believers walking faithfully with one another.

Every mother at The Bridge to Hope is supported by a Christian faith community—intentionally. Each church forms a team of real people, with real lives and real commitments, who come alongside a mother to mentor, encourage, disciple, and walk with her as she learns daily dependence on Christ.

This isn’t case management.  This is discipleship.  And discipleship is the Church’s calling.

You Don’t Need a Degree—You Need Jesus

Here’s the part that makes people pause: our volunteers don’t need special credentials. They don’t need to have it all together.

They need to love God.  They need to be willing.  They need lives being shaped—still imperfectly—by His grace.

God has always worked this way. Fishermen. Widows. Tentmakers. People who said yes before they felt ready.

He’s still doing that.

Why This Matters—for Our Mothers

Homelessness isn’t just a housing issue. It’s a hope issue. A belonging issue. A does-my-life-matter issue.

Many of the mothers who come to us don’t arrive asking for encouragement—they arrive surviving. Guarded. Unsure. Often unaware that what they’re missing is safe, consistent, Christ-centered community.

When a mother is surrounded by a church, she isn’t just receiving help—she’s being welcomed into the family of God. She begins to see faith lived out in real relationships, through real struggles, with real people.

That kind of transformation only happens through relationship.

This Is the Work God Designed

The Bridge to Hope exists because the Church exists. We don’t replace the local church—we partner with it. We don’t outsource discipleship—we support it.

When churches step in, mothers rise up.  When believers say yes, lives change.  When God’s people show up, hope takes root.

This is not an afterthought.  This is the ministry.

And we are deeply grateful for every church, every volunteer, and every faithful yes.

To Our Volunteers: Thank You for Saying Yes

To those who have shown up, leaned in, prayed faithfully, listened patiently, and loved generously—thank you.

Thank you for opening your life, not just your calendar.  Thank you for staying present in hard conversations and holy moments.  Thank you for reflecting Christ not through perfection, but through faithfulness.

You didn’t need all the answers.  You didn’t need to be “qualified.”  You simply said yes—and God did the rest.

Because of you, mothers are discovering they are not alone, not forgotten, and not defined by their past. This ministry stands on your obedience, and we are genuinely grateful.

At The Bridge to Hope, God is rewriting stories. Moms who once faced homelessness are now living in safe, stable housing while preparing for independence, and their children are growing up with the security every child deserves. Each family is walking not alone, but with mentors, church partners, and a community that reminds them their true dependence is on God.

We want you to see this transformation for yourself.

Join us at our Two-Day Open House—tour our office, meet those who make this ministry possible, and walk through the apartments where moms and their children are building new lives.

Open House Details
 -1815 W. Missouri, Suite 105
 –Friday, October 10 | 1 PM – 3 PM
 –Saturday, October 11 | 10 AM – Noon

But as we open these doors, we also look to the future. Right now, The Bridge to Hope operates in borrowed space—generously provided by churches and donors. Yet we believe God is calling us to more.

Through our Capital Campaign, we are trusting Him for a permanent property—a place that is truly home. A place where moms can find stability, children can thrive, and churches can gather to serve as family. A place that declares to every hurting mom in Phoenix: there is hope, there is help, and you are not alone.

The Open House lets you see the fruit of your giving today. The Capital Campaign invites you to sow into the future.

– Pray for God’s provision.
– Visit the Open House and witness lives being changed.
– Give to the Capital Campaign and help secure a permanent Bridge to Hope for generations to come. [Give Today]

Imagine the day we open the doors to a building of our own—when the sign out front says not just “The Bridge to Hope”, but “Welcome Home.” With your partnership, that day will come.

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Our Bridge Mentor from LCdC shared her experience of taking their Bridge family to church.  Our ‘Bridge Kid’ participated in the children’s sermon lead by Pastor Ruby.  Pastor asked the children if they remember what gift they received three years ago.  Our Bridge Kid raised his hand and said “he received Jesus!”  Pastor led the congregation in a round of applause. 

The end of the service when we all were reciting the Lord’s prayer, again our Bridge Kids did a great job following along and saying the prayer out loud, even a lady that was sitting in front of our Bridge Family and their mentoring church team member told him he did a good job.

Tonight when I was running errands my Bridge family called me.  “Hi Barb, what are you doing do you miss me?”  Yeah he made my day. 

Our Church team from La Casa de Cristo Lutheran Church has been providing transportation and has worshiped alongside their Bridge family since she entered in December 2014.  Our Bridge Mom has been taking her son to church since receiving him back in her care in November 2015.  But LCdC has been taking “Bridge Kids” and their mothers to church since 1989.  In this act of mentoring and sharing Christ many lives have been impacted.

Thank you to all our congregations who open their doors and ensure our Bridge families attend church weekly.  Your willingness to come alongside a homeless single mother and her children is humbling.  You may be just driving them to church, but you are sharing the love and transformation that is only found in Christ.

This account was from 2016.  This little boy continues to be a part of our ministry.  He volunteers with his mother to watch our Bridge kids when he is not too busy with sports or with his little brother.