Bridges of Hope

Thank you for supporting the work of Bridges of Hope.

Your contribution allows us to reach families like Lily and Mae's:

Jason and Kristy are loving and dedicated parents to Lily and Mae. Lately, however, they had been finding it more and more difficult to provide the kind of stability in life they so desperately wanted for their girls--because neither of them had experienced it themselves while growing up.

One morning, Jason came home after working a night shift, saw Kristy off to work, and settled in to play with the girls. After a while, he put on a movie so he could lie down on the couch and 'rest his eyes.' About a half-hour later, he woke up to several sharp knocks at the door. Jason sat up and looked around with a sick feeling in his gut. Mae was asleep on the floor with her favorite blanket. He answered the door and met one of his neighbors, who had Lily by the hand.

Following the incident, the concerned neighbor phoned the child protection department and made a report. We work with families in these sorts of situations, when it is clear the parents haven't been overtly abusive, but some support may be needed to prevent anything more serious from happening in the future.

A Bridges of Hope staff member contacted Jason and Kristy, and after meeting with them a few times in their home, she identified several ways that Bridges could help.

Bridges was able to help Jason and Kristy access Crisis Nursery Services for short-term childcare while they worked for a more permanent solution; helped them enroll Lily in preschool with a partial scholarship, and helped Kristy connect with a counselor for her own mental health struggles. Today the family is happier, healthier, and safer--thanks to you.

Your gift of $150 supports our work with one family.