Community Bridges stands in solidarity with the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community. As anti-racist agents, we continuously fight for a fully inclusive and equitable society and beyond it. We believe that everyone has a responsibility towards a zero-tolerance for hate environment. While there has been a significant rise in hate crimes against the [...]
Someone asked me recently if there was something I would change from my time in high school. There is, and that list is endless. I could have gotten better grades, applied to more scholarships for college or I could have been more involved. They laughed at my response and asked [...]
Learn how CB staff has transitioned to delivering all programs virtually! Due to COVID-19, Community Bridges has not had the opportunity to conduct our traditional after-school Community Bridges Girls Program in person but instead we have pivoted and are doing more work than ever to meet the basic needs of our Community [...]
Community Bridges Receives $5,000 grant from the City of Takoma Park as part of the Community Grants Program FY21 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 grant will also [...]
Brittany Johnson will Emcee Community Bridges Virtual Gala, Girl Legacy on October 22, 2020. From creating her own entertainment blog in college, to working with companies such as Sirius XM, Viacom, TMZ, Radio One, NBCUniversal and more. Brittany has her pulse on the now and future of digital media. After graduating from the [...]
Community Bridges will honor Carla Reid as the 2020 Girl Legacy Award Recipient on Thursday, October 22, 2020. Carla A. Reid serves as General Manager and Chief Executive Officer (GM/CEO) at WSSC Water. She is the first woman to serve in this capacity. Reid is a civil engineer and senior executive with more [...]
Community Bridges selected to receive pro bono consulting from Compass Greater Washington Compass Greater Washington has provided over $55 million of pro bono consulting services since 2001. Community Bridges was selected among other amazing organizations in the Greater Washington area to receive consulting services. Compass Greater Washington will assist Community Bridges in a [...]
We as a country, a community and a family are mourning. We are mourning the loss of George Floyd and the countless other African Americans throughout our country’s history that have lost their lives tragically at the hands of others. In the work of healing from the tragic history of racism here in [...]
As COVID-19 continues to spread, the future has never felt so unpredictable. These are challenging times for us all, and we hope your family and you are in good spirits and health! Right now, Community Bridges is doing everything possible to sustain our daily operations and to provide virtual programming and [...]
We are very excited to announce that Community Bridges Executive Director, Shannon Babe-Thomas will be honored with the 2020 Rising Star Award at the Montgomery Women’s 16th Annual Power Tea! The tea will take place on Sunday, March 1, 2020 from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown, Maryland. [...]