The Bridge to Life


 

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For this site please contact the site supervisor listed below to schedule your service. Be sure to register your hours in GivePulseonce complete. 

Agency Contact

To schedule service contact: 

Rose Dauge, Director (Flushing location)

admin@thebridgetolife.org 

 

For information regarding the Astoria location contact:  

Ginny Gallo, Director of Material Assistance  

718.274.3577 

admin@thebridgetolife.org



Headquarters, Pregnancy Resource and Material Assistance Center: 

147-32 Sanford Ave., 2nd Floor         

Flushing, NY 11355        

 

Material Assistance Center only: 

9-18 27th Ave, 

Astoria, NY 11102 

 

Nature and Purpose of this charity 

The Bridge to Life, also known as Bridge Women's Support Center, is a Pregnancy Counseling and Material Assistance Center. 

 

Our mission is to provide informative, honest and compassionate counselling to empower pregnant women to choose life while serving our families with support, guidance and material assistance in order for them to raise their children in a loving and secure environment. 

 

In 2016, our material assistance program served thousands of individuals – primarily women and children. We are very volunteer reliant. We presently have one full-time employee and one part-time employee. 

 

Tasks Available for Students: 

Sort clothes and other baby items and distribute them to clients. Work with us on non-profit promotion, social media, fundraising, marketing, etc. If a student has a particular skill they would like to contribute or develop, reach out and we can collaborate on how to work together. 

 

Flushing: Help with clients (primarily mothers and their children) on Wed.10:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m. 

Astoria: Tue./Thur 9:00a.m.-1:00 p.m 

 

Projects available for Students: 

Students interested in working on any of the projects listed below can contact Michael Schaefer and schedule service seven days a week. 

 

  • Create of a client database/network for Flushing and Astoria
  • Assist in researching and writing grant proposals
  • Raising funds/marketing/running our annual gala in April 
  • Organize baby showers for mothers
  • Assist with developing promotional materials (i.e. contribute anything creative to help with outreach to young women and donors) 
  • Assist our Executive Director with the creation of a web site for clients like this one: http://www.compasscare.info/ 

 

Directions to our Centers 

Public Transportation 

Flushing Office/Center:   147-32 Sanford Avenue, 2nd Floor, (718) 463-1810     

Take the Q46 Bus on Union Turnpike West to 164th Street.  Transfer to Q65 Bus North on 164th Street to 45 Ave. & 149 Street.  Walk North Westside of 149 Street to narrow driveway – next to The Lutheran Church of St. John (Between Ash Avenue and Sanford Avenue) (0.4 miles).  The driveway leads to parking lot.  The center is on the 2nd floor of a three-story house above a child care center.  You will find a great picture of the house if you visit Google Maps web site and type in our address. 

 

Please enter via our back entrance (up a steel flight of stairs in the parking lot). 

 

Astoria Center:  23-40 Astoria Blvd., (718) 274-3577 

Take the E Train into Queens and get off at Court Square-23 St Station. Walk to 44 Dr/21 St and get on the Q69 bus Jackson Heights 82 St via 21 St via Ditmars Blvd. Get off in 16 stops at 21st and Astoria Blvd. Walk 0.3 miles to the center. 

 

Driving Directions 

Flushing:  Go west on Union Turnpike to 164 Street.  Turn right on 164th Street (North) to 46 Avenue (2-¼ miles).  Turn left on 46 Avenue (West) to 149 Street (0.4 miles).  Turn right on 149 Street (North) to a narrow driveway on the left – next to the Lutheran Church of St. John (between Ash Avenue and Sanford Avenue (0.5 miles). 

 

The center is on the 2nd floor of the house at the end of the parking lot.  Volunteers/staff climb the steel steps to the 2nd floor. 

 

Astoria: Take I-278 W to 29th St in Queens. Take the exit toward 31 St/Astoria Blvd/Interstate 278. Take Astoria Blvd to 27th Ave.  

 

 

 

 

Updated 03/26/2019 OS 

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