Help break cycle of homelessness for local families with Bridge Communities’ GivingTuesday campaign

Bridge Communities, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping families transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency, launches its annual GivingTuesday campaign with an ambitious goal of raising $50,000.

This amount is enough to provide 50 families with a month of safe housing and transformative support, so they can work toward breaking the cycle of homelessness.

Supported by a generous matching gift from BMO, every donation will be doubled, effectively multiplying the community’s impact on local families facing housing insecurity, now through GivingTuesday on Dec. 3.

“This campaign is about more than raising funds,” said Amy Van Polen, CEO of Bridge Communities. “It’s about providing a lifeline to families who are working hard to break the cycle of homelessness and create a better future for their children.”

The campaign highlights the story of Amber, a single mother who found her family facing homelessness after leaving a toxic relationship. They spent months bouncing around, doubling up with family members.

When they had nowhere else to go, they found stability through Bridge Communities. Amber’s family represents the resilience of families in the Bridge program working hard as they proceed down the path to self-sufficiency.

Donations can be made at www.bridgecommunities.org/givingtuesday.

Bridge Communities is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to provide housing, mentoring and supportive services to families facing homelessness in DuPage County.

Its vision is a community where all families have safe, sustainable, and affordable housing and lifelong self-sufficiency. In the past 36 years, Bridge Communities has helped more than 970 families cross the bridge from homelessness to hope and self-sufficiency. For more information, visit www.bridgecommunities.org.