home | about us | our sites | our projects | our trips | donate | get involved

Welcome to Bridges to Community

Bridges to Community is a non-profit cultural exchange organization. Our challenge is to create a world where basic needs are treated as human rights: shelter, nutrition, education, healthcare, and employment. We work to meet this goal by bringing groups of volunteers to live in materially poor communities where they work on our ongoing community development projects. There are lots of ways you can take part, and lend a hand to bring that world closer. Find out more...


News:

2007 Annual Report


The Bridges to Community 2007 Annual Report is now available online here. To request a printed copy, please contact us.


Young People Making a Difference:


Jack Webster is a 9 year old student. Moved by the efforts of his mother, Valerie Webster, and her coworkers at The Flanders Group, in fundraising to sponsor a new home for a Nicaraguan family, Jack decided that he too wanted to make a positive impact.

Instead of receiving gifts for his birthday, he asked that everyone donate to Bridges to change the destiny of the lives of other children. In a letter to Bridges, Jack stated that he plans to continue to contribute to the betterment of the lives of others by recycling cans to help save money, because "every bit helps!!!"


Thank You for Making Our Spring Gala a Success!


Thanks to all of the volunteers, workers, and staff who helped to make our Spring Gala such a success! And extra special thanks to the sponsors, donors, and attendees who came! It was great to see you there, and thank you for your support! We're looking forward to another exciting year at Bridges, made possible by your support.


Bridges and NYC's Hit-Radio Station Z-100!


New York City Hit Radio Station Z-100 personalities Carolina Bermudez and Tom Poleman travelled to Nicaragua with Bridges to Community at the end of February to work on one of our projects and share in the experience. You can help them raise funds for that project and be part of the change!

To learn more about the Z-100 trip, visit their web page!


Trips:

Openings in Upcoming Trips!


Would you like to come to Nicaragua and make a real difference in the world? We have openings in several upcoming trips, and we're looking for volunteers to fill them out:

  • General Public Trip
    Aug 16- Aug 24, 2008
  • Women's Trip
    See Below
If you'd like to join any of these groups, contact our Trip Coordinator.


 

Women's Trip with Bridges

October 18-26


This fall, Bridges to Community will host a special "women only" trip to Nicaragua. The women's group will stay in the farming community of Papayal located just outside of Managua and in the heart of one of the the largest free-trade zones in Nicaragua. The group will work side by side with local families in the construction of a home and planting of a communal garden. If funding is available, female community leaders from the Bridges Siuna site will live and work with the group all week, creating a third dimension of cross-cultural exchange between North Americans and community members from different regions of NIcaragua. In the afternoon, educational and cross-cultural activities will take place including discussions with women working in sweat shops, women health leaders, and women working in fair trade companies. Translators will be available to ensure open cross-cultural communication between Nicaraguan and North American women.

For more information, please contact group leader Mary Jennings.



 

A Children's Nutrition Project

Goal: $1,200

(click here to help!)

Improve the nutrition of twenty children in a community through the weekly service of healthy, locally made and produced meals. This project will also help maintain the health of local children by providing training to parents about nutrition.


click here to see a movie about the bridges experience!

faqs | contact us

© 2008 Bridges to Community, Inc.
Bridges to Community | 95 Croton Ave | Ossining, NY 10562
Tel. 914.923.2200 | Fax. 914.923.8396
Bridges to Community is a U.S. Registered 501(c)3 Not-For-Profit Organization