At its core, Bridges of Hope was created to bridge gaps and connect people to resources; and the newly-launched Self-Healing Communities...

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...

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...

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...

[Last updated: 7/28/15] Bridges of Hope is helping to coordinate some of the relief efforts following the major storm that hit the Lakes...

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

Bridges of Hope owns and operates a thrift store called Common Goods, which is located at 16227 Hwy 371 North in Baxter, Minnesota. If...

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

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...

It’s hard to believe Common Goods has been supporting the work of Bridges of Hope for five years! So much has happened, from the initial...

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...

It’s that dreaded feeling you get…when you realize you have just been in a car accident. What happened before the accident is usually a...

“To build bridges of support, anchored in Christ’s love, between families in the Lakes Area and the community assets that can help them...

Last year was another record-breaking year at Bridges of Hope. In 2013, we received referrals, calls & requests for help from 2,896...

Amazing things are happening at Bridges of Hope, all because of you. Because of you, we are SO CLOSE to meeting the challenge of...

Where were you one year ago? I remember clearly that I was in our little office in First Lutheran Church, looking around at stacks of...

Fred Boos & Mark Ronnei – Tournament Founders Spring is here; let’s talk GOLF! Our thanks goes out to Grand View Lodge for choosing...

In 2012, local churches provided: Our largest non-grant source of support ($46,963 in 2012). Over $23,000 to be used as direct assistance...

Spring is finally here, really, it IS! The sun is shining and soon the snow will melt & be replaced with green grass! We’ll all be...