For 25 years Community Bridges has been fulfilling its mission of empowering girls from diverse backgrounds to become exceptional students, positive leaders and healthy young women. Our 25th Anniversary video features Rossiely Perez, a CB alumna who now works at CB, providing support and opportunities for the next generation of CB girls. [...]
The 6th Annual Girl Legacy took place on Wednesday, November 9, at The Fillmore Silver Spring. The event was a sold out evening with over 300 guests in attendance to celebrate 25 years of Creating Opportunities, Cultivating Potential and Achieving Dreams. The evening kicked off at cocktail hour with DC's #1 Party Band, Secret Society. Guests networked while listening to songs [...]
Community Bridges Receives $10,4545 grant from the City of Takoma Park as part of the Community Quality of Life Grants Program FY23 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. [...]
We're honored to share that U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland will be the 2022 Building Bridges Award recipient at the 25 Year Girl Legacy Award Celebration! This award honors individuals that dedicate their work to, "Building Bridges" in our community. Elected to the United States Senate by the people of Maryland [...]
Community Bridges Awarded Grant from 2022 F5 Tech for Good Grant Partners F5 Tech Awarded Community Bridges with a $10,000 grant to assist us in updating the Community Bridges Learning Center with new laptops and printers for the girls in the Community Bridges girls program to use as they are working on their [...]
Community Bridges Receives Grant from MDRT Foundation The MDRT Foundation has awarded a $4,000 grant to Community Bridges. Through its global grants programs, the MDRT Foundation is committed to building stronger families and communities around the globe. This year, the MDRT Foundation will award over $1.6 million in MDRT member-endorsed grants to over [...]
In December, Community Bridges received $1,000 from Get Up Get Back, a partnership between WUSA9 and Easterns Automotive Group which recognizes people doing things right in our community. Visit the WUSA9 story to watch the video and read more.
FY'21 Annual Report Over the past year, we continued to pivot our programs, approach and services to meet the day to day challenges that COVID-19 brought to our girls, families and community. During the 2020-2021 school year, 244 girls at 16 schools participated in the CB Girls Program, and 100% of CB seniors [...]
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 [...]