Andria Montgomery, from Patrick Henry High School, won the 3rd Annual A Bridge for Kids Essay Contest and the $2,000 first prize. Andria’s essay beat out over 250 entries from students throughout San Diego County and was judged the winner by a panel of 10 local judges. In this year's event, the top 3 essays were separated by a mere 2 points making it the closest finish in the short history of the contest. Andria, who will graduate from high school this spring, made an emotional connection with many of the judges as she described growing up … [Read more...]

On Thursday, March 5, A Bridge For Kids celebrated our 3rd anniversary with the showing of a poignant and emotional documentary entitled “First Generation”. Arc Light Theaters, UTC helped sponsor this event which was attended by a number of our organization’s friends, sponsors and donors. First Generation is a documentary which follows the lives of four low income high school teens as they negotiate the college application process and strive to become the first in their families to attain a college education. Each teen struggled with the … [Read more...]

The Gold Diggers, a nonprofit volunteer membership organization that concerns itself with members of our community with special needs, celebrated their 22nd Hats Off Annual Event at the Torrey Pines Hilton on March 6th. This event highlighted 15 local charities in San Diego, including A Bridge for Kids, each tasked with designing at hat featuring their Mission and the theme for this year, America The Beautiful. The A Bridge For Kids hat was designed and modeled by Ashley Gregory from the Design Institute of San Diego and was a huge hit at … [Read more...]

Bringing a Smile to Foster Youth this Holiday Season A Bridge for Kids and a team of volunteers collected  gifts that are sure to bring a smile to the faces of over 400 Foster Care kids throughout San Diego County this holiday season.  Today we collected gifts that included bikes, iPods, laptops, too many games to mention and even baby clothes that was the lone request made by a teen mom for her one-year-old son. Each of these gifts was donated by a family at the La Jolla Country Day School, in support of local foster youth. Even … [Read more...]

The nominations for teen sponsorship keep coming in, and we are busy interviewing large numbers of low income, high achieving teens within San Diego. Due to the generosity of those attending Casino Night – Monte Carlo, this November we will be awarding a record $30,000 in sponsorship to students in need of financial assistance here in San Diego County. What will sponsorship mean to these teens? “If I were to receive A Bridge for Kids Sponsorship, I would use it to buy my soccer and squash equipment. ………. when I don't have shin guards for … [Read more...]

The San Diego community came together to roll the dice for charity Saturday, October 11 at the second annual A Bridge for Kids Casino Night-Monte Carlo. A record turnout showed up to gamble the night away for a great cause and helped raise over $150,000 for at-risk teens.   This money will be used to provide a “hand up” to many deserving teens in San Diego who are waiting to be sponsored. Additionally, these funds will allow the organization to further expand it’s tutoring and SAT/ACT Preparatory Programs as well as the college tours it … [Read more...]

After a successful West Coast Campus Crawl in the Spring, A Bridge for Kids volunteers met 7 high achieving, very excited teenagers at the San Diego airport the afternoon of July 28th for a trip to visit east coast schools.  These students, chosen from over 50 applicants, were selected based on their desire to attend a university in the Northeast along with their GPA.  Two of the students were ranked #1 in their class at their respective high schools, and the group as a whole had a collective GPA well over 4.00. After landing around 9 P.M. … [Read more...]

During interviews for potential sponsorship, one of the first items on almost every teen’s wish list is a computer. Imagine what it is like doing homework without a computer at home. Teens need to either stay late after school, completing homework and assignments on a library computer; or they go to a local public library after school to work. Either way, they are not able to work at home and find themselves staying out until late in the evening just to keep up with their schoolwork. In an effort to address this problem, a great partnership … [Read more...]

Harcourts Prestige Properties of La Jolla, hosted a fundraiser to benefit A Bridge for Kids. Famous Harcourts auctioneer, Ben Brady from Australia auctioned off a trip to Splash of Passion Dude Ranch in Pine Valley, a Sonoma Valley Wine and Garden Tour for 10 and much more. In addition, a Ryan Brolliar, singer, songwriter and guitarist provided excellent music to keep people dancing all evening. Guests were able to converse while enjoying a variety of delicious appetizers and desserts provided by Mary’s English Kitchen. The building was filled … [Read more...]

Tammy and Michael Nance, Co-Founder's of A Bridge for Kids, were recently recognized by Channel 10 News and LEAD San Diego for the work they have done with the organization.  The 10News Leadership Award recipient is a monthly honor and recognizes individuals in the community who provide leadership by making San Diego a better place to live, standing up for those who need help, has initiated or created solutions for others, is a role model and fulfills a local need - thereby improving the quality of life for all San Diegans. Kimberly Hunt … [Read more...]