A Bridge For Kids

A Bridge for Kids is proud to announce that it will offer College Scholarships to students graduating in the Class of 2021. A Bridge For Kids is doubling the scholarships offered this year to at least $10,000. These scholarships will be granted to low income, high achieving seniors who are committed to attending a four year college. Apply Now!

Less than a month left to enter our 9th Annual Essay Contest. See link below for contest rules.

9th Annual Essay Contest

Happy Thanksgiving from A Bridge for Kids!

Thanks to all of our supporters who are making 2020 (yes, 2020) another record year for A Bridge for Kids! https://abridgeforkids.org//a-bridge-for-kids-sets-record/

Many teens are experiencing an increase in their sense of isolation, depression, and loneliness due to Covid. In addition to navigating schoolwork on line and at home, many low-income students have, out of necessity, taken on new responsibilities, including childcare and part-time jobs. In short, there has never been a better time make a difference! Learn more about sponsoring a teen and making a lifetime of difference. https://abridgeforkids.org//there-has-never-been-a-better/

A Bridge for Kids on Pace for a Record Setting 2020

Nominate a Student for Sponsorship! It only takes a few seconds and it could change the life of a teen forever.

Nominate a Student for Sponsorship! It only takes a few seconds and it could change the life of a teen forever.

Giving Campaign Exceeds Goal and Raises Over $120,000. A big thank you to everyone who participated in our fundraiser. To learn more about A Bridge for Kids visit our website at ABFK.org.

Giving Campaign Exceeds Goal and Raises Over $120,000. A big thank you to everyone who participated in our fundraiser. To learn more about A Bridge for Kids visit our website at ABFK.org.

We are so close to reaching our goal of $100,000. Sitting at $93,500 with three days left. Please consider making a difference in the life of an at-risk teen today. Click on the link below to make a donation. https://www.accelevents.com/e/abfk#CollegeTours

Congratulations to Arianna Bermudez on winning the Patrick Henry High School student of the year for the Class of 2020! Can you guess where she will be attending in the fall? https://abridgeforkids.org//arianna-bermudez-wins-patrick/

Angelina Gonzalez, a sophomore at The Preuss School, UCSD, bested the competition in winning Week #3 of the Quarantine Games. See link below for full leaderboard and answers to last weeks questions. https://abridgeforkids.org//angelina-gonzalez-shatters-re/

Congratulations to Karime Corcoles and Julian Hernandez for winning week #2 of The A Bridge for Kids Quarantine Games. Sign up for week #3 and play for free by clicking on the link below https://abridgeforkids.org//karime-corcoles-and-julian-he/

Congratulations to our friends at The Preuss School, UCSD for ranking as the #1 high school in San Diego County, No. 9 in all of California and No. 87 nationwide. The Preuss School is also the only San Diego school to rank in the top 100 and Is unique in that serves only low-income students from families where they would be the first to graduate from college. A well deserved honor! https://www.usnews.com//best-high-scho/california/rankings

Deadline for high school seniors to apply for an A Bridge for Kids college scholarship is 5/1/20. Open to all free and reduced lunch eligible seniors currently residing in San Diego County. Click on link below for more information or visit our website at ABFK.org. https://abridgeforkids.org//a-bridge-for-kids-launches-sc/

Congratulations to Joseph Terrones for winning Week #1 of the A Bridge for Kids Quarantine Contest and the first prize of a $250 Amazon gift card! Joseph beat out 1,100 other contestants to take home this most prestigious honor! Thanks to everyone that played and check back here or on our website at abfk.org this Wednesday for a link to the Week #2 contest. Good luck and stay safe!

Billy Nguyen, a senior at Lincoln High School, bested over 200 other students to win the $2,500 first prize in our 8th Annual Essay Contest. Finishing in second place and collecting $1,000 was Stephanie Nguyen, a senior from The Preuss School; and third place honors went to her classmate Mayerling Colin .

Congratulations to A Bridge for Kids students Michelle Fox (Hilltop High School) and Stephanie Nguyen (The Preuss School, UCSD) for being selected as semifinalists for the prestigious Cooke College Scholarship Program. This highly selective scholarship provides high-achieving students with financial need up to $40,000 annually for four years of college. These students were chosen from a pool of over 5,300 applicants. https://www.jkcf.org//2020-cooke-college-scholar-semifina/

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A Big Thank You to the San Diego Jewish Academy for including A Bridge for Kids in their 2nd Annual Tamchui project. This years effort raised over $7,000 that was given to 5 local charities. https://www.delmartimes.net//sd-cm-nc-sdja-givesback-20190

Congratulations to A Bridge for Kids student Tina Tran on winning the NBC 7 Inspirational Student of the Month. https://www.nbcsandiego.com//inspirational-studen/2247443/