Company Profile
Bridge Communities, Inc
Company Overview
Founded in 1988, Bridge Communities (Bridge) is DuPage County’s largest provider of transitional housing and supportive services for homeless families. At present, Bridge owns and operates twenty-four apartment buildings in 7 DuPage villages, with 154 total apartments. Bridge’s headquarter office is in downtown Glen Ellyn. Bridge serves about 120 homeless families annually, with Program staff providing intake and referral, case management, employment coaching, children’s services, nutrition counseling, donated vehicles, mental health payments, and more in a two-generation model working to break the cycle of poverty.
Bridge has a unique business model with faith-based and community-based organizations providing both financial support and volunteer mentors for families. Bridge has recently had two Fortune 50 companies as program partners, providing the financial support and mentors for families. Bridge has a history of collaborations with employers, public schools, medical and behavioral health, legal services, local and county government, and recreational service partners to provide holistic scope of support to families with warm reception. A strong fundraising and resource development team that has created diversity of funding streams and high donor retention. In FY20, Bridge had $5 million operating budget, $15 million in net assets, with $3.5 million endowment and 28 FTE staff.