For just $25, you can provide a student with coping tools - and hope - to start their 2025 off with resilience to overcome adversity.
Help break the cycle!
Too many young lives are trapped by a system that pushes them from classrooms to courtrooms, instead of giving them the support they deserve.
Your Donation Breaks Barriers and Builds Pathways for Marginalized School Communities!
With your support, The BRIDGE Lab provides mental health services, empowers educators, and equips families to dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline. Together, we’re replacing cycles of trauma with pathways to opportunity, ensuring every student has the chance to thrive.
Your donation is the reason these are TRUE stories of transformation!
Meet Emma - a BRIDGE Clinician
“I have one particular kiddo who has grown in ways every therapist dreams of for their clients. When we met, she would leave class angry and shut down emotionally, without understanding why. I observed this pattern on a daily basis for weeks. However, together we were able to explore the function of her behaviors as they relate to her emotions and experiences. She has learned to work with, rather than against her feelings.
Today, she can articulate what upset her and access her coping tools without adult aid in the classroom setting. Her mood is uplifted, her relationships have improved, and she is able to engage with her environment in a way that brings her confidence. It is an honor to be her therapist and watch her grow.”
Meet Kelsey - a BRIDGE SEL Facilitator
“After a day in class where many kids were very disruptive and not paying attention when fellow classmates were sharing, we had a heartfelt conversation about what it means to respect and show kindness to your classmates and teachers when they are talking, and reflected on our feelings that arise when we share something vulnerable that someone doesn't listen to. We identified how that feels and where we feel that feeling in our bodies.
This evoked some compassion and empathy in the disruptive students, and the next week that I returned they were incredibly attentive and respectful listeners. It was a total turning point in our year and was so beautiful seeing how they then began to show more respect and compassion for one another and listened more attentively. This in turn created an environment where students seemed to feel more comfortable sharing with the class as well.”
Be the spark that lights a child's future.
Provide Social-Emotional Skills.
Every $50 you give equips a student with vital social-emotional skills to manage stress, learn emotional coping tools, and overcome life’s challenges. These skills lead to better academic performance, healthier relationships, and the confidence to pursue their dreams.
Create Lasting Change.
Your gift empowers educators, families, and students to break cycles of hardship, building a future of emotional, academic, and personal growth that spreads hope throughout their community.
100% of your donation empowers underserved school communities with essential mental health support. All donations are tax deductible.