6:30 pm / 3925 Willard Farrow Drive, Charlotte, NC, 28215 (Corner of Tipperary and Shamrock)
ourBRIDGE has welcomed families and staff from over 40 different cultures. We’ve served families from Afghanistan, Brazil, Cambodia, all the way to Ukraine! At our center, students receive the individualized attention and support necessary to thrive. We strive to promote the values of Love, Education, Respect, and Diversity (LERD) throughout generations.
Ourbridge kids
5 days ago
Shout out to our Office Manager Elisa Benitez! She will be presenting at the Welcoming America Interactive today about how she supported the mental and socio emotional well-being of the ourBRIDGE families and staff (and her own!) throughout the stressful COVID-relief work she coordinated during the pandemic.
“Managing the Emotional Stress of The Past Year: Strategies for Individuals, Organizations and Communities”
5/6 3:00 pm
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Que bonito felizidades lichita un horgullo para tus padres y tus familiares
Ourbridge kids
5 days ago
Our Board Member, Stefania Arteaga, and her work with Comunidad Colectiva leading the fight against ICE in Charlotte, was featured in the 2020 documentary Immigration Nation. Congratulations, Stefania, for being a Peabody Award Nominee!
Immigration Nation
With unprecedented access to ICE operations, as well as moving portraits of immigrants, this docuseries takes a deep look at US immigration today.
Producers: Reel Peak Films for Netflix (Netflix) ... See MoreSee Less
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How wonderful! Congratulations and thank you for all you are doing!!
Congratulations Stefania Arteaga eres un orgullo hispano ❤️❤️❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Ourbridge kids
1 week ago
It's Volunteer Appreciation Month! Since September 2020, our volunteers have contributed a total of 288 volunteer hours.
To our wonderful volunteers: thank you for selflessly giving your time to ourBRIDGE, especially in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Our mission wouldn’t be possible without you! We are so grateful for all that you do.
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Thank you volunteers!🎖🏆
Sil Ganzó
3 weeks ago
One of the strongest, smartest, most thoughtful people ever to set foot on our building is Erin Tucker, who joined the Ourbridge kids team in 2014, way back when we were starting in Plaza Midwood.
I’m happy to share that she has been recognized by the NC Center for Afterschool Programs as the 2021 Emerging Afterschool Champion, not only for her leadership during the out-of-school times, but also for being the force and the brains behind the relief work we’ve done last year. It is not easy to plan, buy, and coordinate the delivery of over 1000 meals per day for 7 months, including hundreds of culturally-appropriate grocery bags, which was her brainchild!
ourBRIDGE has become what it is because of people like Erin, who make all the things happen, and I am forever thankful for everything I’ve learned from her. ... See MoreSee Less
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Ourbridge kids
3 weeks ago
Sometimes afterschool means wearing blue wigs, covering yourself in glitter or figure out the latest strategy to solve 5th grade math problems. Most of the time it requires the ability to be the Problem Solver In Chief, a Master in showing appreciation and love, and being the emotional support to all, children and staff alike. We are fortunate to have someone like Ms Erin in our team. Her leadership, and her commitment to equity and transparency has taken ourBRIDGE to a whole new level.
AND IT SHOWS!
Join us congratulating Ms. Erin as she has been awarded the 2021 North Carolina Center for Afterschool Program’s Emerging Afterschool Champion.
She deserves all the credit in the world for how awesome ourBRIDGE has become.
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Congratulations Erin! 💕
Ourbridge kids
3 weeks ago
We are proud to share that our work has been highlighted in the U.S. Department of Education! Check out page 23 of the "Roadmap to Reopening Safely and Meeting All Students' Needs".
Cross-Cutting Acceleration Implementation Considerations
"PARTNERS WITH FAMILY: Give family members specific resources and strategies to support their children’s learning, consistent with legal requirements to communicate in a language and format they can understand. For example, ourBRIDGE for KIDS in North Carolina focuses on supporting immigrant and refugee families, with assistance that includes translating COVID-19 resources into many languages. Other programs incorporate parent classes focusing on nutrition, computer literacy, career development, or college preparation". ... See MoreSee Less
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