Groups

GO ON A BRIDGES RUN

Form a group through your school, business or house of worship.
Prepare and deliver 300-400 bagged lunches; lunches include a meat sandwich, drink, soft fruit, savory or sweet snack.
Prepare and deliver to Bridges any number of breakfast bags; breakfast bags may include non-perishable breakfast items such as granola bars, fruit cups and spoons, dried fruit, instant hot chocolate or coffee packets or tea, long-shelf life milk, cereal or any long-shelf life items that seem appropriate. Breakfast bags may be delivered on any regular donation day.
Designate one adult to be the contact person for the Group.
Organize 5-15 individuals to go on a RUN. High school age and older only. Ratio of adults to high school students 1:2 or 1:3.
Gather a support group of volunteers to help prepare lunches and collect items for the RUN .
An adult with a clean driving record should be available to drive the BRIDGES truck.
Provide cars and drivers to transport volunteers.
Schedule all RUNs in advance.
Follow all safety guidelines and releases for Adult and Minor.
Sign release forms.
First time RUN groups, contact us for training.

SUPPORTIVE GROUP OPPORTUNITIES
Make a difference without leaving your school, house of worship or organizational home. Girl and Boy Scout troops and schools are ideally suited to our group efforts.

Organize a drive. Collecting a specific item needed such as jeans, coats and toiletries is easy and very helpful.
Make and deliver any number of bagged lunches on a Friday.
Schools: each month arrange for a different grade to learn about homeless neighbors to raise homelessness awareness; follow up by making lunches for BRIDGES to distribute; or choose one special day of service for homelessness awareness education.
Hand out paper lunch bags with a list of ingredients for a healthy bagged lunch and have them returned filled and ready to go. Deliver to BRIDGES on Fridays.
Encourage messages of compassion from our youngest volunteers by asking them to decorate lunch bags or make valentines or other seasonal greeting cards.
Have a Sock Hop. At your next school dance ask everyone to contribute a pair of new socks or cut out paper socks to hang on a wall with the donor's name and collect $1 for each paper sock.
Make a clothesline out of string and hang paper blue jeans. Have everyone take a "pair" home with them to remind them to look in their closet for jeans they no longer wear.
Collect new backpacks and school supplies for children in shelters.
Collect old backpacks and duffle bags.