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- 163 Homeless Children Served in 2009 - Mar 12, 2010
During the year ending December 31, 2009, Bridge Communities, housed and served 163 DuPage homeless children through our Transitional Housing Program. Bridge Communities is the largest service provider for homeless families in DuPage County. A safe home paired with support services was provided for 103 families resulting in nearly 70,000 nights of housing.
A home [...]
… - Bridge Welcomes Jennie Gates - Feb 28, 2010
Bridge Communities is thrilled to welcome Jennie Gates to our staff team. Jennie has assumed our new position of Special Event Manager. She will be responsible for leading our flagship event Sleep Out Saturday, as well as developing new events and relationships with our community corporations and businesses.
Jennie comes to us with more than 20 [...]
… - Our Client Outcomes – 1 Year Post-Graduation - Feb 25, 2010
The primary focus of transitional housing is to assist homeless families in developing the skills they need to secure permanent housing and live self-sufficiently. Self-sufficiency, for the purposes of Bridge Communities’ Transitional Housing Program, is defined as the ability to:
maintain permanent stable housing
maintain stable employment
ability to manage finances and budget
debt management
Results from the 2009 surveys [...]
… - The Garage Party Sets Record High - Feb 22, 2010
Thank you for helping to make this year’s Garage Party Benefit the most successful one yet. Nearly 325 guests joined us for what has become an annual tradition and THE party of the season. We are thrilled to announce that the Bridge Builders raised a record $27,000 to support the Auto Donation program of Bridge [...]
… - Tellabs Foundation Grants $18,000 - Feb 20, 2010
Tellabs Foundation awarded Bridge Communities $18,000 to provide the capital improvements needed to install computer and internet networking in nine Bridge owned transitional housing apartment buildings.
Reliable internet service is critical to every member within the family as they work towards improving their education, employment and quality of life. Through the generous gift from Tellabs [...]
… - Meet Jill - Feb 19, 2010
Jill fell victim of the economic downturn when she lost her job of more than a dozen years in the lending industry. She quickly became one of the statistics that sadly we have all heard too many times. As much as Jill tried, she struggled to find a new job in an industry that had [...]
… - Bridge Honored with Two Awards - Feb 17, 2010
Community Memorial Foundation awarded Bridge Communities with two awards on February 16th, 2010. Bridge was among 49 suburban Chicago non-profit organizations to be awarded $7,500 matching challenge grant due to their increased and new charitable contributions. Through a partnership with Community Memorial Foundation, these 49 organizations helped infuse $1.5 million new charitable dollars into Chicago [...]
… - Garage Party Blog - Jan 15, 2010
The buzz around town is all about the third annual Garage Party Benefit to be held on Saturday, January 30, 2010 from 7:30 to 12:30 a.m. Nearly 400 guests will attend what is being called “The Party of the Season!” The Local Favorite band will be performing so come and dance the night away. This [...]
… - Angela and David Share their Story with Dignity and Hope - Dec 28, 2009
Written by: Amy Van Polen
Bridge has been blessed to work with so many hardworking and hopeful families throughout the past 21 years. Every now and again, we accept a family that is exceptional in their support of the Bridge program and want to share their story with everyone that will listen. Angela and David do [...]
… - Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays - Dec 23, 2009
As another year draws near we pause to remember those whose friendship and goodwill mean so much to us.
In warm appreciation of our association during the past year we extend our very best wishes for a happy holiday season.
Blessings to you and thanks for all you have contributed.
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