Children & Family Support
Helping children grow in safety, family, and hope
Children have always been close to the heart of Bridges of Grace.
Long before Bridges of Grace became a registered nonprofit in Minnesota, the work began in Uganda with a burden for children who were vulnerable, forgotten, and living in unsafe conditions. Some were on the streets. Some lacked stable homes. Some needed food, shelter, school, medical care, clothing, and daily protection.
But beyond every physical need, they needed something deeper.
They needed to know they were loved.
They needed a safe place to belong.
They needed people who would pray for them, guide them, correct them, encourage them, and believe in their future.
By God’s grace, Bridges of Grace has helped welcome children into places of care where their physical, emotional, and spiritual needs can be met with love and dignity.
More than shelter
We believe a child needs more than a place to sleep.
A child needs family.
A child needs belonging.
A child needs steady love.
A child needs someone to notice when they are hurting and celebrate when they are growing.
Through our children and family support work, we seek to create environments where children are cared for with patience, prayer, structure, and compassion. They receive food, clothing, shelter, healthcare support, education, discipleship, guidance, and daily encouragement.
Our desire is for every child we serve to know that they are not a burden. They are not forgotten. They are not without hope.
They are created in the image of God, deeply loved by Him, and full of purpose.
The gift of family
Family is one of God’s beautiful gifts.
It is where children first learn love, responsibility, forgiveness, faith, and trust. When that safety is missing, the wounds can shape a child’s life in painful ways.
This is why Bridges of Grace believes children need more than programs. They need people who will walk with them over time. They need caregivers, mentors, teachers, spiritual leaders, and a community that will help them grow.
We want children to experience the warmth of family — a place where they can laugh, learn, pray, receive correction, build friendships, and grow alongside their God-given brothers and sisters.
Our goal is not only to help children survive difficult seasons. We want to help them heal, grow, and begin to see a future filled with hope.
Strengthening vulnerable families
Bridges of Grace also comes alongside families facing hardship.
Some families need prayer and encouragement. Others need help with food, school needs, clothing, healthcare support, housing challenges, or guidance through a difficult season. Some mothers and caregivers need someone to stand with them, listen to them, and remind them that they are not alone.
We believe supporting families helps protect children.
When parents and caregivers are strengthened, children are safer. When homes receive encouragement, young people are better guided. When families experience the love of Christ, communities become healthier.
Our care is not meant to replace family. Whenever possible, we want to strengthen it.
Supporting young adults and women
Over the years, Bridges of Grace has also walked with vulnerable young adults and women.
Many are trying to rebuild after seasons of poverty, instability, discouragement, broken family situations, or limited opportunity. They need more than sympathy. They need discipleship, encouragement, mentorship, skills, and practical support.
Our desire is to help them rise with dignity.
Through teaching, prayer, guidance, training, and care, we want young adults and women to know that their past does not have to define their future. God still sees them. Their lives still matter. Their gifts can still grow. Their future can still be shaped by grace.
Christ at the center of our care
Everything we do is rooted in the love of Jesus Christ.
We care for children because Jesus welcomes children.
We support families because God cares about homes.
We encourage young people because every generation needs truth and guidance.
We serve vulnerable people because every life carries dignity before God.
Our care is both practical and spiritual.
We want children and families to have food, shelter, education, healthcare, safety, and support. We also want them to hear the Word of God, experience prayer, grow in faith, and understand that they are deeply loved by their Heavenly Father.
The Gospel is not separate from our care. It is the reason we care.
What your support helps provide
Your support helps Bridges of Grace care for children and families in practical and meaningful ways.
Your gift can help provide:
Food and daily care.
Safe shelter and family support.
Clothing and basic needs.
Healthcare support.
School fees and education supplies.
Bibles and discipleship materials.
Children’s ministry resources.
Mentorship and life skills training.
Support for vulnerable young adults and women.
Emergency help for families in crisis.
Every gift helps carry the work forward with love and dignity.
How you can stand with children and families
You can support this work by praying, giving, volunteering, sponsoring practical needs, sharing the mission, or helping us connect with people who care about children, families, and Gospel-centered ministry.
Your partnership helps a child feel seen.
It helps a family receive support.
It helps a young person find guidance.
It helps someone experience the love of Christ in a real and personal way.
Our prayer
Our prayer is that every child connected to Bridges of Grace will grow in safety, love, faith, and purpose.
We pray for families to be strengthened.
For young people to be guided.
For women to be encouraged.
For children to know the love of Jesus.
For homes to become places of grace, healing, and belonging.
This is why we serve.
To love children.
To strengthen families.
To restore dignity.
To build hope.
To show the grace of Jesus Christ in word and action.