In 2012, A Bridge For Kids officially became a non-profit organization and excitedly set out to positively impact the lives of San Diego’s low income teens. We knocked on a number of San Diego high school doors, asking to meet and present our mission with the hope of creating partnerships that would last over time. To our surprise, many doors did not open. We found schools resistant to partnering with a new organization they did not know, despite our mission of providing their low income, high achieving teens financial and mentoring support to … [Read more...]

Spring Break 2017 was no time to take a vacation for 8 local students who took part in the ABFK 4th Annual Campus Tour of Southern California.  This year's trip made stops at USC, UCLA, UC Riverside, Pomona, Claremont McKenna, and UC Irvine. Some schools were definitely hits for the students and others provided learning experiences on what they did not like in a University. The knowledge and experience that they acquired through this trip is essential to high school students nationwide. These bright and brilliant high school students … [Read more...]

And The 2017 Essay Contest Winners Are……. If you were asked to write an essay answering the questions, “What is the biggest challenge you have had to overcome? How did you overcome it and how did that affect your life?” what would you write? These questions were posed to San Diego’s low-income teens as part of the A Bridge For Kids 5th Annual Essay Contest. Personal ailments, unsupportive families, drugs and addictions, negative self-image, and deportation were some of the many challenges teens wrote about, making the judging process both … [Read more...]

Mentors Make a Difference in a Teen’s Life A Valuable and Rewarding Experience “Mentoring from my sponsor has been one of the most amazing things that has happened to me and something that I am truly grateful for. She is a very comprehensive, caring and wise person. I am grateful for having her as a mentor since she has been listening the journey that has been my transition from high school to college, she has taught me a lot with her letters and given me good advice on how to handle different things. I truly admire the kind person that … [Read more...]

A Bridge for Kids is honored to work in partnership with the La Jolla Country Day School to provide over 300 holiday gifts to local foster youth as a part of The Giving Tree. The Giving Tree has been fulfilling wishes of local foster kids for well over a decade. Thank you to all that volunteered and participated in this years program! … [Read more...]

It was a magical night for us at A Bridge For Kids as we celebrated their 4th Annual Casino Night Fundraiser on Saturday, November 5. Magicians strolled among the guests treated them to amazing tricks, food and drink was plentiful, and casino games entertained everyone. But the main feature of the night came from the teen speakers who shared with guests the immense and positive effect the sponsorships they received from the organization have had on their lives. Excitement over the silent and live auctions items and the paddle raise donations … [Read more...]