Art Show Benefit for DrawBridge
Please join us for a multi-artist show and sale to benefit DrawBridge at Trouvé on July 23!
Building Community and Acceptance Through Art
The main focus of the DrawBridge groups is art exploration and expression, but one DrawBridge facilitator sometimes adds elements of cooperation and cultural exchange during her time with the children. Rebecca S. runs a group at Clara House, and with two Muslim participants, her kids recently created art projects focused on Ramadan, a holy month […]
Three Generations of Giving
It all started with a Christmas card. Caroline, who was 8 at the time (she’s now 9) and her sister each received a card from their grandparents. Each had $50, and a request to either purchase something they really wanted, or use it to do something good. After several months of deliberation, Caroline decided on […]
Who We Serve, and Why
The phrase “Homeless and Underserved Children” in our mission statement covers a wide spectrum of young people, living in a variety circumstances. They are children, dealing with either poverty or low-income situations. All of them live amidst financial challenges, and most face housing insecurity as well. DrawBridge kids live in seven different Bay Area counties, […]
Guest Blogger Jeff Kositsky
Jeff Kositsky, San Francisco’s Director of Homelessness and Supportive Housing, was the guest speaker at our recent DrawBridge event, and he remarked about both the state of homelessness in our area, and how DrawBridge helps kids who are dealing with homelessness in their lives. “Programs like DrawBridge can make a huge difference; they are therapeutic […]
DrawBridge is Recruiting a Development Professional
We are looking for a Director of Individual and Corporate Fundraising! Please check out the job description and if it fits your interests and abilities, please send us a resume! Half-Time Director of Individual and Corporate Fundraising Join a great team of dedicated staff and Board Members in transforming the lives of children in our […]
“No Place Like Home” is a Smashing Success
Our recent fundraising event, hosted by Twitter, was a great success, with donations, pledges and auction purchases totaling enough to underwrite two weekly art groups for an entire year. Twitter matched all the money that was raised, thus sponsoring another two groups! With seven new DrawBridge groups opened in the last 9 months, this is […]
“Harry Cohen and Friends” Art Show and Opening Reception: A Benefit for DrawBridge
You are invited to attend an amazing art show and benefit for DrawBridge entitled “Harry Cohen and Friends,” beginning Saturday, February 4, 2017 and running all month. The exhibit features the work of 14 Bay Area artists, including painters, sculptors and one photographer. The site is the San Geronimo Valley Community Center, 6350 Sir Francis […]
Ringing in Art for the New Year
“If I could say it in words there would be no reason to paint.” ~ Edward Hopper One of the meaningful benefits of art is that it allows us to express things we might not be able to verbalize. For children this can be especially true, whether they don’t have the words, or feel […]
I’ll Be Home…
Home for the Holidays. For many this is a given, but what if you don’t have a place to call home? Many of the DrawBridge kids we serve live in homeless shelters, safe houses or transitional housing, and although they have a temporary place to live, they don’t have a home of their own. Home […]
