Community Bridges, Inc

11/21/2025

🚚✨ We’re moving!
Beginning Tuesday, Nov. 18th, Diapers N' Things will be distributing from it's brand-new location at 181 Hillman St.
We look forward to seeing you there!

11/14/2025

11/13/2025

11/11/2025

You’re a single parent working full time…
$15 an hour, 40 hours a week, you bring home around $1,800 a month after taxes.

Your basic necessity bills:
-$1,100 rent
- $175 electric
- $280 car payment
- $120 insurance

That’s $1,675 gone before you even think about groceries, gas or your kid’s lunch money.

You’re getting by, barely. Then your daughter gets strep throat. You miss a week of work to take care of her and now your paycheck is short by $300.

The rent check bounces. The landlord adds a $75 late fee.
You make a partial payment, but by the time your next check comes, you’re already behind again.

Now you’re facing eviction.
You pack your things into your car and move in with a friend for a bit but she can only let you stay for a few weeks.

You try to get a new place, but every application wants a $50 fee and a clean rental record.
You don’t have either.

So you start living out of your car. Your child does homework in the backseat with a flashlight.
You shower at the gym, eat sandwiches and try to keep hope alive.

But one day, someone calls the cops about a “suspicious vehicle” in the parking lot.
Next thing you know, CPS is involved and everything you’ve fought to hold together falls apart.

And it all started with one missed paycheck.

We walk past people in these situations every single day.
They’re not lazy. They’re not broken.
They’re doing their best in a system designed for them to fail.

So before you judge, remember you’re one unexpected bill, one illness, one broken down car away from being in the exact same position.

99% of us are way closer to homelessness than we are to being rich.

Stay humble. Be kind. Be grateful. And be careful with thinking “that could never happen to me”. 💙

*copied from a friend

11/11/2025

11/08/2025

🌴💚 Community Bridges is proud to partner with Reggae On West Beach Reggae on West Beach for the Food Fight Food Drive 2025-2026 Campaign!

Join us in supporting local families by donating shelf-stable food items — things already in your pantry or an extra item you pick up on your next grocery trip. Every little bit helps! 🥫✨

📦 Drop off your donations at Community Bridges, Inc. and help us make a difference together.

Let’s show how strong our community can be when we come together! 🙌