Dear community members,

Bridging, the largest furniture bank in North America, needs your help to continue serving its mission of empowering individuals and families to thrive in their homes. With the ongoing pandemic, more households are in need of essential items to make their living conditions more comfortable.

You can make a significant impact by hosting an Essentials Drive at your workplace, faith-based organization, or in your community. By doing so, you can provide basic household items, such as blankets, towels, kitchen utensils, and cleaning supplies, to those in need while raising awareness about the cause. Bridging serves an average of 100 households each week and needs over 250 items to fill the gaps in donations.

If you are interested in organizing an Essentials Drive, Bridging has provided a Coordinator's Guide with full details to get started. You can donate new or gently-used items, and promotional support and templates are available for each type of project.

Here are the types of Essentials Drives you can host:

Blankets: All sizes (twin, full, queen, and king) are needed.
Towels: All sizes and types are welcome, and the goal is to provide one bath towel per person.
Kitchen Packs: Include a can opener, mixing spoon, spatula, utility scissors, and a container to hold items.
Cleaning Kits: Include a dish scrubber, rubber gloves, sponges, hard surface scrub brush, dust cloths, and a container to hold items (bucket or shoebox size bin).
By hosting an Essentials Drive, you can help Bridging stock the shelves and serve more households every week. The organization has furnished over 100,000 homes since 1987, and with your help, they can continue to improve lives by providing quality furniture and household goods to those transitioning out of homelessness, housing insecurity, and poverty.

For the quickest reply from Bridging, please reach out to them directly using the contact info below instead of clicking on the "I Want to Help" icon. Let's come together and make a difference in our community.

For more information please contact the organization directly:

Joel Bisser, Community Relations Associate
Direct phone: 651-403-6872
Email: joel.bissser@bridging.org
Locations: Roseville (1633 Terrace Dr.) and Bloomington (201 W. 87th St.)
Learn more and get involved at bridging.org