C&K Community Spotlight: The Bridge Ministry

Note from the Editor: Within our founding mission from Luke 10:27, our goal is to love our neighbor. We want to be women who love Jesus first and love others well. We’re dedicated to giving back to our community and celebrating with those who do too. Each edition of the C&K Magazine, we’ll have a “Community Spotlight” featuring an organization or individual making a positive difference within the community. We’ll also present them with a C&K Community Spotlight Grant to help with their efforts in sharing God’s love.

A Beacon of Hope hosts The Bridge Ministry for women who choose to parent despite significant pressures to abort. Bridge empowers them to transition from crisis to stability through education and practical support until their child turns two years old. Last year, they served 1,582 women in the metro Atlanta area, many between the ages of 15-28.

A Beacon of Hope, is a place where young women can feel safe and loved during this period of uncertainty. For women who choose to parent, the organization partners with mothers over the course of nearly three years through the Bridge Long-Term Care Program. From the moment they decide to parent until their child turns two, the Bridge Program empowers moms to transition from crisis to stability, so they can give their babies a healthy start in life. 

The Bridge classes cover prenatal care, parenting and life skills development, and encourage healthy relationships. Earlier this year, a guest speaker from Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Georgia shared a prenatal care presentation with the class. The curriculum covered pregnancy, birth options, postpartum care, Medicaid support options, oral health and infant health. Presentations like these provide critical information and resources to bolster the health of both mother and child.By attending parenting and life skills classes, Bridge patients earn “baby bucks” to purchase necessities for their baby at our Baby & Me Boutique.

Visit The Bridge Ministry at https://www.friendsofbeacon.com/fob/our-unique-operating-model/ and read their article on page 36 of the C&K Magazine Fall/Winter 2020 Edition!