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 [...]
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 [...]