6-Month Tentative Forecast: 2/11/23 - Arete218/23 - Nutrition & Strengthening with Brianna2/25/23 - Ice Skating at UTC 3/11/23 - Arete3/18/23 - Nutrition & Strengthening with Brianna3/25/23 - TBD 4/8/23 - Arete4/15/23 - Nutrition & Strengthening with Brianna4/22/23 - TBD 5/13/23 - Arete5/20/23 - Nutrition & Strengthening with Brianna5/27/23 - TBD 6/10/23 - Arete6/17/23 - Nutrition & Strengthening with Brianna6/24/23 - TBD 7/8/23 - Arete7/15/23 - Nutrition & Strengthening with Brianna7/22/23 - TBD … [Read more...]
Health & Wellness Scoreboard
Accumulate points toward a Grand Canyon trip by participating in our event Health & Wellness programs! How you can earn points Within our Health & Wellness Program, we will offer several monthly outings. These include our existing Strength and Nutrition sessions with Los Angeles-based personal trainer and ABFK alumni, Brianna Diaz, rock climbing at Vertical Hold (Arete), and a newly added ice skating at the rink in UTC. By attending events such as these and many others that will be announced shortly, you will receive Health & … [Read more...]
How Generosity Changes Your Brain
Michael Nance, A Bridge for Kids CEO, Wins Community Leadership Award
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Commentary: What’s less fair than the SAT? You might be surprised
BY KARIN KLEIN | EDITORIAL WRITER FEB. 21, 2022 3 AM PT The University of California is rightly concerned about making its student application process as equitable as possible, yet it’s clinging to part of the application that clearly benefits wealthy students. Not the SAT. No, UC decided months ago to do away with all college entrance exams, despite the well-reasoned report from a faculty task force saying that a new and better test can and should be devised and that admission test scores are a better predictor … [Read more...]
Congratulations to our 2022 Scholarship Winners
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2022 A Bridge for Kids College Scholarship. Each year we recognize and support low-income high school seniors throughout San Diego who have excelled in academics, athletics and/or the arts during their high school years. This year over $20,000 in funding was granted to low income, high achieving seniors who are committed to attending a four-year college. Funds are intended to provide financial support for college expenses, including but not limited to tuition, books, housing … [Read more...]
A Twist of Fate Podcast
If you live in San Diego, you've most likely found out that everything is around a 20-30 minute drive apart. Because of this commute time, you've most likely either started listening to podcasts in the car, or know someone who's tried to convince you to listen to podcasts in the car. Today, we're here to freshen up your podcast catalog (or convince you to listen to podcasts) with an inspiring story from the founder of A Bridge for Kids, Mike Nance, presented by Twist of Fate Podcast. … [Read more...]
ABFK Students and Alumni Share Messages of Gratitude
A Bridge for Kids wants to recognize our amazing community of supporters for all that you do to help us make a positive impact in the lives of our teens. Below are a few personal messages of gratitude from ABFK teens and alumni. "A Bridge for Kids has provided me with so much more than "just" money...it gave me a mentor that cares and helps me. It has given me the confidence that everything is possible. And of course, it is helping me financially to get a step closer to college. I am thankful for all of the opportunities A Bridge for Kids … [Read more...]
Save the Date for 9th Annual DreamMakers
After taking last year off (good riddance 2020), A Bridge for Kids is proud to announce that The Hyatt Aventine in La Jolla will again play host to it's 9th Annual DreamMakers! Save the date for November, 13th and plan to join us for a fun night of great food, open bar, music and dancing, a live auction and plenty of surprises. We are currently looking for businesses to help sponsor the event and are always looking to add additional prizes for our auction or end of night raffle. If you or someone you know would like to help add to the … [Read more...]
2021 Scholarship Winners Announced
We are proud to announce the winners of the 2021 A Bridge for Kids College Scholarship. Each year we recognize and support low-income high school seniors throughout San Diego who have excelled in academics, athletics and/or the arts during their high school years. This year a total of $20,000 in funding was granted to low income, high achieving seniors who are committed to attending a four-year college. Funds are intended to provide financial support for college expenses, including but not limited to tuition, books, … [Read more...]
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