Bridge of Hope LCC

Before I (Emily) came to Philly and married Jonerik, I worked for a non-profit organization called Bridge of Hope Lancaster and Chester Counties.  The mission of Bridge of Hope LCC is:

"to end and prevent homelessness for women and children with the help of trained mentoring teams within congregations. Single mothers achieve permanent housing and financial self‑sufficiency through employment and attain stability and enhanced self‑esteem through ongoing mentoring friendships. Our goal is to exemplify Christ’s love and to promote physical, emotional, social, and spiritual wholeness."

Does that sounds amazing?  Because it is!  This organization's goal is to assist single mothers who are facing homelessness and to do through the church and through trained professionals.

My role with Bridge of Hope LCC in Lancaster was direct work with the mom's in the program.  I met with women on regular basis and we worked through budgeting, life skills, finding resources, more education, ect.  I did this for 3 1/2 years.

When we got married, I commuted to Coatesville part-time to work in the Chester County office as the Program Administrative Assistant.  I did this for about 6 months.

My current role with Bridge of Hope LCC is "Program Communications Coordinator".  I write for a few of their publications, handle press releases and do other communications work.  The benefit of this role in our current situation is that I can do 95% of this work from home (the closest office is in Chester County)!

Check out the website to learn more:  Bridge of Hope LCC

We are also on Facebook and soon we will be on Twitter!

If you aren't on the mailing list and want to be, just let me know!  It will be well worth your time.