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- Are you thinking about buying a new car? - Apr 30, 2010
Donate Your Used Car to a Homeless Family served by Bridge Communities Bridge Communities is looking for individuals or businesses that would like to donate used cars. The cars are used by homeless families who are in our Transitional Housing Program. Donated cars allow Bridge clients to commute to better paying jobs and their children’s [...]
… - Host a Charitable Birthday Party - Apr 26, 2010
Your birthday can help a homeless family. For many of us, our children’s birthdays have become occasions of getting stuff…. LOTS of stuff. This excess can make us wish for simpler, less materialistic celebrations we remember from when we were kids. Birthdays can be overwhelming for the child and the parents. There may be presents [...]
… - Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare Society Housewalk - Apr 23, 2010
We hope you will attend the Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare Society Housewalk scheduled for Friday, May 7th. Four beautiful Glen Ellyn homes will be featured with all proceeds directly benefiting children in need in our communities. Bridge Communities is a proud recipient of grants from the Glen Ellyn Infant Welfare Society. We have shared a [...]
… - Coldwell Banker Donates $3,000 - Apr 21, 2010
On March 19th, Coldwell Banker Charitable Foundation presented Bridge Communities Special Event Manager, Jennie Gates with a $3,000 contribution to support our flagship event, Sleep Out Saturday. Gail Niermeyer, Advisory Committee Member for Coldwell Banker Charitable Foundation stated, “Our Realtors were extremely impressed with (Bridge’s) commitment to helping others. The Foundation is dedicated to raising [...]
… - 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 [...]
… - 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 [...]
… - 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 [...]
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