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

Since joining the Side by Side program two years ago, Patty Sue is the first to admit that her life has changed for the better. Patty Sue...

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...

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...

This year marks the 10th year that Bridges of Hope has been offering Crisis Nursery Services to the Brainerd Lakes Area. Yes, you read...

Child abuse is difficult to think about, but we need to think about it and we need to create a community where parents are supported and...

I have the awesome privilege to work for an agency that I love and in a role that is a perfect fit for me. I am an Outreach Worker at...

Do you know what happened when local 5th graders were given: 100 popsicle sticks, some white glue, strong science classroom instruction,...

At Bridges of Hope, our mission is to build bridges of support, anchored in Christ’s love, between families in the Lakes area and the...

I had the blessing of visiting with Charlotte about her experiences with Bridges of Hope over the last couple of years. Charlotte is a...

Samantha and Matthew have three children (Alex, Tanner, & Asher). They have interacted with Bridges of Hope on a few different occasions...

Are you a frantic family?  Do you sometimes wonder if have you have over-scheduled your kids? Now that we are a couple of months into...

Defeated…worn out…confused. These are some of the words that Cindy used to describe herself and her situation when I first met her. Cindy...

Callie is a mom of three kids: Damion, Alayna, and Alexa, and is in the process of divorcing from her husband of many years. Even though...

Over the past two and a half years, I have had the privilege to work with 44 teen parents through our Teen Parent Outreach Program at...

Summer is in full swing and many parents may be wondering: When can I leave my child home alone?  As a parent, I remember wondering when...

“To everyone who’s lost someone they loved, long before it was their time…. The days that you had with them were not enough, when you...

Brenda had been in an abusive relationship from the time when she was a teenager, and she was convinced that she could not support her...

Dustyne and her beautiful children had experienced too much heartache, and Dustyne turned to Bridges of Hope despite feeling nervous and...

In this job we celebrate a lot of successes–both small and large–with the families we work with. However, the reality in life (for our...