Bridge of Hope

Bridge of Hope national offers a variety of resources to engage christian faith communities in ending and preventing homelessness for families (primarily single women and children) through the training of neighboring volunteers, professional case management and rental assistance funds. Bridge of Hope national also provides direct services in two counties: lancaster county and chester county, pa. as we face a national affordable housing crisis across the country, we are grateful to have served 91% more families since 2019.. The Bridge of Hope network is comprised of 24 locations in 14 states. Our data shows strong program performance from this past year: -388 adults and children served.. -658 neighboring volunteers from churches, which is a 29% increase over last year. - 63 days, on average, to find housing for families (despite a nation-wide housing crisis) -88% of exiting families live in safe and sustainable housing -82% of families increased their income during their time in Bridge of Hope - 8,892 average amount of rental assistance needed to help one family permanently exit homelessness. In september 2019, Bridge of Hope national also began directly operating the Bridge of Hope affiliates in the two founding counties: lancaster, pa and chester county, pa. community boards now oversee and support each county and edith yoder, ceo, chairs each board. Both counties are governed under Bridge of Hope national and operate as a department within Bridge of Hope Inc.