The Bridges Campaign 2026

Safe childhoods. Stronger families.

Bridges gives children safety today, strengthens families for tomorrow, and gives the community a responsible way to respond before crisis becomes a child's future. Help us raise $750,000 to keep building.

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raised of $750,000 goal
53%
funded
$187,500$375,000$562,500$750,000

Each gift moves the gold across the bridge — updated as donations come in.

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Donor honor roll

55 gifts

Visionary Circle

$50,000+2 gifts · $155,000
  1. Anonymous

    Lakewood

    Aug 25, 2026

    $80,000
  2. Anonymous

    Toronto

    Aug 25, 2026

    $75,000

Pillars of Bridges

$18,000+6 gifts · $128,000
  1. Ellinson Family

    Aug 25, 2026

    $25,000
  2. Alter Family

    Aug 25, 2026

    $25,000
  3. Z&M Families

    Aug 25, 2026

    $24,000
  4. Yossi & Brocha Cukier

    In honor of the underserved children - bleiv shalem

    Aug 26, 2026

    $18,000
  5. Gerlernter Family

    Aug 25, 2026

    $18,000
  6. Blumenfeld Family

    Aug 25, 2026

    $18,000

Bridge Builders

$10,000+4 gifts · $45,000
  1. Stein Family

    Aug 25, 2026

    $15,000
  2. Gejerman Family

    Aug 28, 2026

    $10,000
  3. Klugman Family

    Aug 27, 2026

    $10,000
  4. Freidman Family

    Aug 25, 2026

    $10,000

Champions of Bridges

$5,000+5 gifts · $25,000
  1. Chesky Berkowitz

    Sep 1, 2026

    $5,000
  2. Freund Family

    Aug 26, 2026

    $5,000
  3. Kurland Family

    Aug 26, 2026

    $5,000
  4. Jeremias Family

    Aug 25, 2026

    $5,000
  5. Kubie Family

    Aug 25, 2026

    $5,000

Friends of Bridges

38 gifts · $41,316
  1. Rosengarten Family
    $3,600
  2. Jacob Taub
    $3,600
  3. Tesser Family
    $3,600
  4. E Klein
    $3,000
  5. Tropper Family
    $2,500
  6. Frankel Family
    $2,500
  7. Zev Nadler
    $1,800
  8. Yossie Zucker
    $1,800
  9. Sternstein Family
    $1,800
  10. Gordon Family
    $1,800
  11. Madison Title
    $1,800
  12. Gottleib Family
    $1,100
  13. Mermelstein Family
    $1,000
  14. Flohr Family
    $1,000
  15. YK Events/Katz Family
    $1,000
  16. Schuck Family
    $1,000
  17. Snow Family
    $1,000
  18. Mandelbaum Family
    $1,000
  19. Lowy Family
    $1,000
  20. Yechiel Hirth
    $720
  21. Neiman Family
    $540
  22. Rena Gluck
    $500
  23. Anonymous
    $500
  24. Feldman
    $360
  25. Oppen Fund
    $360
  26. Anonymous
    $360
  27. Ruth Katz
    $250
  28. Anonymous
    $250
  29. Lerman
    $180
  30. Barry Gesserman
    $180
  31. Naomi Mandelbaum
    $180
  32. Chesky Lewin
    $180
  33. Mitch and Miriam Zolty
    $180
  34. Nussi
    $180
  35. Anonymous
    $180
  36. Anonymous
    $180
  37. Zev and Shera Josephs
    $100
  38. Gottesman Family
    $36

The campaign

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Who Bridges serves

Children wherever they are on the spectrum of need

20%

A functional home that needs strengthening

Family intact. Support helps the home stay stable and improves the child's quality of life.

60%

Family in crisis

Mental illness, addiction, or crisis means the child cannot safely remain without intervention.

20%

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

89%

reduced depression or anxiety

83%

improved emotional regulation

75%

greater family stability or reunification

53%

medication adherence

34%

school attendance

75%

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.

$800K

annual cost to run Bridges

$10,000

covers one host-home placement for a full year

200+

vetted respite and host families ready to take a child in

Every gift closes the gap between what rules fund and what a child actually needs.

Help build the system every vulnerable child should have around them.

Your gift helps Bridges grow responsibly — without losing what makes it personal.

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Tax ID (EIN)
83-1637216

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818 Green Valley Rd
Jackson, NJ 08527

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