Hope Basket

Churches and groups who are able to contribute personal items to the participants collect these items to donate to Bridge of Hope BuxMont:

Bridge of Hope BuxMont - In-kind Donations

List of Items we are currently accepting:

• Gift Cards to any department or grocery store are the most freqently needed and requested.

List of items we always can use:

• Paper products: toilet paper, tissues, paper towels, napkins
• Adult and children’s toothbrushes and toothpaste
• Infant formula
• Baby wipes
• Women’s and children’s body wash

Gift Card Project

All parents experience joy when they see the look on their child's face that says, "Thank you! This is exactly what I wanted."

Please consider giving the gift of a gift card for personal items needed for our participating families. your gifts can provide the opportunity for the mothers of Bridge of Hope BuxMont to use gift cards to purchase much needed personal items for their children. Please send your gift of cash or cards (from stores like Target or Walmart) to Bridge of Hope BuxMont.

Share the need with your Sunday School class, your small group, civic group, or your family.

For more information on this project, call the office at 215-361-1815 or contact us via email.

 Mentoring 

Start a mentoring group from your church to help support a homeless single mother and her children participating in Bridge of Hope BuxMont.

Prayer Ministry

Matthew 21:22 And everything--whatever you ask in prayer, believing--you will receive."

The prayer ministry of Bridge of Hope BuxMont is intended for those supporters who would like to commit to praying for the participants, mentors, program, staff, board members, and volunteers. 

Each month a new prayer list is sent out by e-mail to those interested in being a part of the prayer ministry.

Please e-mail info@bridgeofhopebuxmont.com if you are interested in committing yourself to praying for this ministry.

 Participant Night

This monthly meeting was founded to build community among participating families and alumni, as well as, facilitate a forum on important psycho-educational topics. Featured speakers or facilitated discussions have focused on community resources, legal issues, parenting, healthy relationships, emotional health, life skills and financial literacy topics.

Participants and their children gather the 3rd Monday Night of each month at Open Bible Church in Lansdale. Volunteers provide childcare and a meal is served.

Join the Board

Bridge of Hope BuxMont is overseen by a board of persons from the community. If you would be interested in being on the board, fill out the Application and mail it to Bridge of Hope BuxMont. Board Application.

Mentor Resource Night

These resource meetings occur quarterly throughout the year on the last Monday of the designated months. Mentor Resource Nights were developed to provide mentors with additional education, support and training relevant to their volunteer experience, as well as, to facilitate community building among all participating mentoring groups. These meetings occur in addition to individual group check-in meetings with staff.

All mentoring groups are invited to gather at Stringer Auditorium at Lansdale United Methodist Church to engage in facilitated trainings on poverty awareness, diversity, relationship building, domestic violence, leadership and team building.

Office help

Help on a regular basis with photocopying, filing and other office needs.  Be available for furniture donations: pick-up or deliver.

Mailings

Gather a group or join an office group to help with preparing the mailings.

I Want to Help:

Please contact Bridge of Hope BuxMont at (215) 361-1815 or info@bridgeofhopebuxmont.com for more information on volunteering.

 

United Way Donations

Southeastern PA: 12781
North Penn: 184096

Working Wheels

Working Wheels is a Bridge of Hope BuxMont program that encourages car donations which benefit the donor with a tax deduction and our participants with needed funds and vehicles.

Donated cars may be given directly to a participant in need or sold to support our participants with their daily needs.

Cars must be able to be driven and have some use left in them.

Please call 215-361-1815 to arrange for a car donation.