The Bridges Campaign
Every child deserves a safe place to grow.
When a home becomes unsafe, Bridges steps in — with in-home support, host families, and a bridge back to stability. Help us raise $750,000 to keep building.
Each gift moves the gold across the bridge — updated as donations come in.
Donate nowDonor honor roll
13 gifts- $80,000Anonymous
Lakewood
Aug 25, 2026
- $15,000Stein Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $75,000Anonymous
Toronto
Aug 25, 2026
- $1,000Lowy Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $1,000Mandelbaum Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $1,000Freidman Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $25,000Ellinson Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $18,000Gerlernter Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $1,800Madison Title
Aug 25, 2026
- $5,000Jeremias Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $5,000Kubie Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $25,000Alter Family
Aug 25, 2026
- $18,000Blumenfeld Family
Aug 25, 2026
The campaign
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Who Bridges serves
Children wherever they are on the spectrum of need
A functional home that needs strengthening
Family intact. Support helps the home stay stable and improves the child's quality of life.
Severe dysfunction
Mental illness, addiction, or crisis means the child cannot safely remain without intervention.
No safe place at all
The home cannot provide basic safety today.
How Bridges helps
One coordinated system, at the level of care each family needs
In-home support
Case management, guidance, and practical help for parents.
Respite care
After-school or weekend stays with vetted families.
Host home placement
Temporary full-time placement with a trained host family.
Kinship care support
Professional support for relatives raising a child.
Bridges House
Structured residence for young women.
Clinically guided. Professionally staffed. Adjusted as the family changes.
Outcomes
Among Bridges clients in 2025
reduced depression or anxiety
improved emotional regulation
greater family stability or reunification
medication adherence
school attendance
parental capacity
Growth
The need has grown. Trust in Bridges has grown with it.
NJ 2021 · NY 2023 · Toronto 2026 — 200+ vetted respite and host families, 6 care managers across three communities.
The financial picture
Philanthropy funds flexibility
Government, insurance, and grants fund defined services. Donations fund everything the rules don't cover — rapid response, careful matching, ongoing support around placements, and practical family needs.
annual cost to run Bridges
funded by donations — $1.1M every year
covers one host-home placement for a full year
Our next step
Launch and establish Bridges House
A residence for young women with nowhere stable to go — alongside strengthening our financial and organizational infrastructure and growing responsibly without losing what makes Bridges personal.
Help build the system that carries children safely forward.
Safety should never depend on luck. Your gift keeps Bridges personal, responsive, and built to last.
Make your gift