Dear CB Supporter, Take a moment as you read the story below and envision yourself as Natalie, envision for yourself what it has meant to have CB in your life for the last 6 years! For Natalie, Community Bridges has been her safe place where she has been able to express [...]
Ana Sol Gutiérrez, Maryland State Delegate, District 18 (Retired) received the Girl Legacy Award and Jillian Copeland, Founder of Main Street received the 2021 Building Bridges Award. The night had many firsts including our very first Partner of the Year Award, given to Rainbow Community Development Center/Rev. Patricia Drumming. We also had two [...]
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Rainbow Community Development Center (RCDC)/Rev. Patricia Drumming has been a pivotal partner in providing food resources to CB families. For the first time ever, Community Bridges will honor RCDC with the 2021 Girl Legacy Partner of the Year Award. The Rainbow Community Development Center Inc.’s mission is to build [...]
Jillian was an educator, staff trainer and technology coordinator for Montgomery County Public Schools for ten years prior to founding The Diener School in 2007. Since Diener’s inception, they have educated more than 250 students and their families. Jillian served as the head of school from 2007 to 2013, board of trustees chair [...]
We're thrilled to share that CB supporter, Congressman Jamie Raskin will be a guest speaker at the Community Bridges 2021 annual gala, Girl Legacy. Congressman Jamie Raskin will introduce the 2021 Girl Legacy Award Recipient, Ana Sol Gutiérrez. Congressman Jamie Raskin proudly represents Maryland’s 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. [...]
We are so excited to announce that Allison Seymour will be the 2021 Girl Legacy Host and Emcee! Allison Seymour is an Emmy® award-winning anchor who has been waking up viewers on morning news in her hometown of Washington, D.C. since 1999. Allison started her career in television at the D.C. bureau of ABC [...]
On Friday, November 5 2021 Community Bridges will honor Ana Sol Gutiérrez as the 2021 Girl Legacy Award recipient. Ana is a role model to CB girls as she's spent her career in service to the community. We are honored to have her join us virtually at our annual gala, Girl Legacy. Ana [...]
Overview of CB Programs CB Girls Program: This year we served 244 girls in grades 4-12. 97% of CB girls would recommend the CB Girls Program to a friend CB Family: CB connected families with .5 million pounds of food. Delivered groceries to 49 families: 13 elementary school families, 14 middle school families, 17 high school [...]
Community Bridges Receives $8,250 grant from the City of Takoma Park as part of the Community Quality of Life Grants Program FY22 The grant award from the City of Takoma Park will support the development, delivery and the use of literary, performing, visual and culinary arts within the Community Bridges Girls Program. The [...]
2021 College Signing Day! Saying that CB seniors didn't have a traditional "senior year" would be an understatement, but despite distance learning and other hurdles that happened due to COVID-19, our CB seniors persisted. Today is #CollegeSigningDay, a day where many seniors nationwide commit or "sign" to a college/university. We are so impressed [...]