The year is past its midpoint; which means it’s time to check in on where we’re at thus far with programming and services. As of August...

In the last seven months, the Self-Healing Communities Project has reached over 1,600 people in Crow Wing County. In case you haven’t...

The Brainerd Rotary Foundation recently awarded $2,500 to the Self-Healing Communities Project at Bridges of Hope for the development and...

In Lila’s case, she was lucky to find out about her failing furnace during summer, leaving her a cushion of time to figure out how to...

What do you hope for? For the past couple years, Bridges of Hope has been asking this question to Lakes Area residents as part of our...

It’s over halfway through the year; a good time to pause and look back on what we’ve done so far in 2018. A quick glance at our database...

Written by Jenny Holmes & Kassie Heisserer On the heels of announcing a new community collaborative project, Bridges of Hope has...

Sara Jo is a single parent of two school-age girls. She had recently been divorced and was living with her mother, something she never...

Written by Jenny Holmes, with assistance from Kassie Heisserer. Some people run for fun, some run for the free shirt, but on September...

On Sunday, May 7, over 150 women, girls, and even some gentlemen joined Bridges of Hope at Cragun’s Legacy Pavilion on a beautiful and...

A combination of the recent stretch of unseasonably warm weather combined with recent weight loss triggered my inner spring cleaner a...

[Note: Diane graciously allowed us to use her real name and details. Diane: thank you for your courage and generosity!] It has been 27...

As a single mother of three children under the age of three and with another on the way, Kristine needed help. Her time for self-care and...

Then one afternoon late last fall Liz called again, and once again I expected to talk to her about why she didn’t need any gas, clothing...

No matter what our “loose ends” might be, I hope we all take more than a few moments to pause, breathe, and prepare our minds & hearts to...

We’re already 4 weeks into our 2015 Bridges of Hope “I Hope” fall fundraising campaign, and we have been blown away by the generosity of...

What does it mean to hope? For some, it’s the thought of building a dream home, or perhaps it’s anticipating an acceptance letter to your...

Many of our neighbors were hit by the storm that produced up to 90 MPH straight line winds on July 12th. While some of us had just a few...

It’s been quite exciting and busy around here at Bridges of Hope!  In case you haven’t heard, we are officially open for business at our...

Do you have great items just sitting around that you no longer have any use for? Have you recently had a garage sale or plan on having...