Our Programs
Where the Need Is Greatest
This is a general fund for unrestricted donor gifts that can be used to cover the cost of any program, equipment, or staff needs at Mary Bridge. Needs are addressed through allocations by the Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation Board of Directors.
Bridges: A center for grieving children
Bridges serves families with children between the ages of four through 18 years who have experienced the serious illness or death of a parent or sibling. The aim of Bridges is that no child will grieve alone.
This program provides testing, evaluation, and treatment services for children who suffer from any type of heart condition or abnormality (including open heart surgery).
This program provides testing, evaluation, and treatment services for children who suffer from cancer.
Charity Care
Gifts to this fund are used directly to help underwrite the care for children whose families cannot pay all or most of the expenses related to their child’s medical care.
Child Abuse Intervention Department
This program provides medical treatment, social work support (available 24 hours a day), and intervention services for victims of child abuse and their families.
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Family Housing
Mary Bridge Children’s Foundation currently has eight apartment units across the street from the hospital where parents can stay at no charge while their children are receiving treatment. The cost of maintaining and operating these apartments is covered through community donations.
Helping Hands
This program provides vouchers for food and gas and prescriptions for families who need emergency assistance while their children are at Mary Bridge.