The Lord blessed us on this June Saturday by allowing us to see the fruit of our labor when volunteers were able to pray for Cynthia Smith. With tears running down her face, she said, “Thank you for coming to serve my family.” This was truly a picture of the Spirit’s work through the church and the restoration of relationships.

Turner Courts Recreation Center was the place to be Thursday, May 30, for high fives, hardware, and highlights celebrating students who participated in BridgeBuilders athletic programs throughout the year.
On June 1, Elevate Your Game (EYG) Basketball Camp was held at Turner Courts Recreation Center continuing a BridgeBuilders and Bonton tradition.

Most of us share a common location as our physical birthplace, a hospital. Our spiritual birthplace, however, can be as unique as our individual souls. DQ Teague, friend of BridgeBuilders, experienced the birth of his NEW life in Christ during Hoop Church in Bonton. You might say he was reborn or made NEW, court-side!

Bonton residents and friends from all over the DFW metroplex gathered Saturday morning, May 4, to participate in the inaugural Bonton Spring 5K. One hundred twenty people registered for the event in support of the mission and vision of BridgeBuilders.

Did you see what happened on Dorris street?! BridgeBuilders hosted Adopt-the-Block serve day in Bonton on Saturday, April 27, beginning with families and homes on Dorris Street. Community members from Prestonwood Baptist Church worked alongside Bonton residents getting their homes and lawns ready for the spring and summer season.

Recently renovated Turner Courts Gym was filled with family, friends, laughter, and some joyful tears as BridgeBuilders hosted our annual Fall Dinner…

The Bonton Health Fair held at Turner Courts Gym November 14, 2018, launched BridgeBuilders long-term diabetes management program in conjunction with The Root Cause and Bonton Farms.

This past Saturday was I Got Your Back, our annual event providing much-needed school supplies both in Bonton. This event is impossible without the dozens of volunteers and friends like you providing the backpacks and supplies. On behalf of the 200 students and families who participate in BridgeBuilders Kids programming throughout the year...thank you!

WORK Class Graduation Ceremony. Friday, July 13 at 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM. GoodWork, 1808 S. Good Latimer, Dallas, TX 75226, Lunch provided. RSVP HERE.

Yesterday was a big day for Turner Courts Recreation Center, BridgeBuilders’ center of operation in Bonton. We had a blast dedicating the new court with our friends from the Mavs Foundation and Dallas Maverick’s player, Wesley Matthews.

WORK Class Graduation Ceremony. Friday, June 15 at 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM. GoodWork, 1808 S. Good Latimer, Dallas, TX 75226, Lunch provided. RSVP HERE.

Gisela Romero was referred to our employment training class (Nov-Dec 2017) through one of our community partners, Dr. Parker at Soul Church.  She had two friends from the church who had also graduated from our program, so she knew what to expect and was very “motivated” towards accomplishing her goal of culinary school.  But first, Gisela had broken areas of her life that she needed to work through…

We are excited to announce a new partnership that will bring the most comprehensive diabetes prevention and treatment program to the residents of Bonton to date.

Summers in Bonton is always exciting and fun for the kids in the community. Our KIDS team works hard every year to make Turner Courts the place to be during summer. This year is no different. Every Monday through Thursday, our team will be hosting actives in the gym ranging from science experiments to arts and craft to games.

One of the questions that we are constantly fielding is “I want to help make poverty history. How can I get involved?” We love that question, so we decided to write a short series of posts sharing the different ways that you can serve the poor in our city.

Our BridgeBuilders WORK team is participating in the first of a prestigious multi-year Working Families Success cohort with the Communities Foundation of Texas. BridgeBuilders, along with 8 other agencies from across North Texas, are working with the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Working Families Success model in order to bring integrated services more easily to families who are in critical need of support.

This morning, our BridgeBuilders work team hosted an open house for all of our partner agencies in our WORK program's new space. There was a wonderful turn out of many friends and partners, old and new. Breakfast tacos from Taqueria La Ventana and plentiful coffee greeted our guests as they came into our new offices.

For the second year in a row, BridgeBuilders has been awarded a $6000 grant from the State Fair of Texas. Each year the State Fair of Texas funds summer programs, granting thousands of dollars to the local South Dallas community. 

We are so excited to be spending our first week in our new location at Good Work in South Dallas. Good Work is an incredible new co-working space that will be hosting the BridgeBuilders WORK team and class, along with our support and executive staff.