We are now seeking sponsors for CB's annual Girl Legacy celebration, which will be held on November 13 at The Fillmore in Silver Spring. Visit our Girl Legacy 2019 registration page (hosted by Network for Good) to purchase a sponsorship today. Individual tickets are also available. For more details about sponsorship levels and benefits, download [...]
Community Bridges had the amazing opportunity to take 3 staff members and 10 CB girls on a Spring Break College Tour Road Trip. The road trip took place from April 15-18 with stops at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Duke University, Agnes Scott College and Spelman College. The experience was [...]
The Washingtonian featured Community Bridges on their website highlighting the Second Annual Girl Legacy. "The second annual Girl Legacy, a celebration of Creating Opportunities, Cultivating Potential and Achieving Dreams took place on November 14th at The Fillmore. The sold out event featured special guests Kathleen Matthews, Chair for the Maryland Democratic Party, Karla Silvestre, [...]
We are excited to announce that Community Bridges has been selected to receive a grant from Congressional Sports for Charity! CSC awarded nearly $700,000 to 20 local organizations that serve children and families. Community Bridges will receive $10,000 to support and expand our Family Institute. Engaging and empowering families is part [...]
Community Bridges is featured on The Monocacy Monocle's September 7 Edition. A Day in a Country Garden by Maureen O'Connell reads, "For those of us have the good fortune to live in Monocacy Country in the heart of Montgomery County's Agricultural Reserve, we are used to waking up each day to enjoy the beauty and serenity of [...]
Community Bridges Introduces the First Healthy Bridges Program! From August 6 - 31, 10 girls from the CB Girls program participated in Community Bridges’ first ever Healthy Bridges program. The girls who attended the program come from various schools in Montgomery County including Eastern Middle School, Silver Spring International Middle School, Takoma Park [...]
At the 2018 Girl Legacy Celebration, Community Bridges will honor Karla Silvestre with the Girl Legacy Award on Wednesday, November 14th at The Fillmore Silver Spring. Karla Silvestre currently serves as the Director of Community Engagement at Montgomery College, a position she held since 2014. She leads the College's efforts to be the [...]
At the Community Bridges annual celebration Girl Legacy on Wednesday, November 14th at The Fillmore Silver spring we will honor Connie Morella with the 2018 Building Bridges Award. Connie Morella is a Montgomery County resident. Morella served in the Maryland General Assembly from 1979 to 1986 and represented Montgomery County and the 8th Congressional District [...]
We are thrilled to have been selected to receive a "Improving Lives" grant from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Ten non-profit organizations whose work focuses mainly on Latin American and Caribbean communities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area have been selected to receive the grant. We are so proud to be one of the ten [...]
Community Bridges is excited to announce that Kathleen Matthews will serve as host and emcee at our Girl Legacy celebration on November 14, 2018. Kathleen has worked in the nation's capital and Maryland for 40 years as a journalist, communications and public affairs executive, and Democratic political activist. A 25-year resident of Montgomery County, Maryland, [...]