Bridge Communities

Homelessness doesn't always look the way you might expect. Sometimes it looks like a mother working two jobs and the ends still don't meet. Sometimes it looks like a child doing homework on a motel bed this month. Out of the backseat of the minivan next. And sometimes it looks like a family doing everything right - but still struggling to find a place they can afford to call home.

In Metro Atlanta, there are only 27 affordable and available rental homes for every 100 extremely low-income households. In Cobb County, 2,600 students are homeless just like this. Thousands of families are caught in an impossible gap and it's not right.

These are not strangers. They're the CNAs drawing your blood at your doctor's office. The teachers aides helping our kids learn. They're the workers who keep our communities running every day.

The Cobb we don't see is often serving the Cobb we do.

At Bridge Communities, we're working to create safe, stable housing solutions that help families move from surviving to thriving. We call that giving them . Everybody needs that.

It's easy to see a number. It's harder to see the family behind it. Let us help you picture it: see a mother working two jobs who still can't keep up with rent. Consider the grandparents raising their own grandkids on a fixed income. The young family that never thought they'd have to choose between housing, healthcare and groceries. The teacher's aide, the waitress, the CNA, the retail worker, the Door Dash driver who also works retail.

These are people who are working. They're really trying. They're doing everything they've been told to do. And yet, for 73 out of every 100 extremely low-income families in Metro Atlanta, there is no affordable place to live. It's not because they aren't working hard enough or because all they do is make bad choices.

It's because the housing they can afford simply DOES NOT EXIST.

The housing crisis isn't someone else's problem. It's unfolding in our communities, our schools, our churches and our neighborhoods right now. Our neighbors deserve better than a hopeless waiting list.
At Bridge Communities, we're working to create new pathways to stability, dignity and real hope for families who deserve a safe place to call home. We call it .

How can faith communities help address the housing crisis in a new way? Join our Executive Director Kevin Pounds tomorrow at the Marietta Housing Forum as he shares the vision behind Bridge Communities and our work to transform underutilized church property into safe, hope-filled cottage communities for families experiencing housing instability.

As a Cobb County native with decades of experience in nonprofit leadership, homelessness services and community development, Kevin brings a unique perspective on how local partnerships can create lasting solutions for families in crisis.

📅 Tuesday, June 9, 8:30 - 10:00 AM @ FPC Marietta

The event is free and includes a light breakfast. We hope you'll join the conversation about innovative, community-driven approaches to housing in Cobb County and beyond.

REGISTER HERE FOR FREE: https://bit.ly/junemariettahousingforum

🍊Remember when your biggest responsibility was deciding whether an orange could become a pair of goggles? There's something beautiful about those moments when children feel safe enough to simply be kids. Laugh loudly. Play freely. Forget about the world for a little while.

That's the kind of joy we're working to create every day. Because every child deserves the freedom to just be a kid.

Today, we remember. We honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to others - and reflect on the peace, safety and freedom their sacrifice helped protect.

At Bridge Communities, we believe every family deserves the chance to experience that peace through the stability of home.

“Room to breathe” isn’t loud. Sometimes it looks just like this. A quiet morning. Keys to a home rest and regain strength in. A place to exhale after months - or years - of surviving.

At Bridge Communities, families in crisis are given more than temporary housing. They’re given stability, dignity and the space to rebuild for 6–24 months. Because healing often begins in peace.

To our national park-loving, backpack-wearing, trail-exploring Founder & Executive Director: Happy Birthday, Kevin Pounds! 🎉 🎉 Whether he’s hiking through the mountains with his own family or helping other families navigate some of life’s hardest seasons, Kevin leads with the same sense of purpose, compassion and adventure everywhere he goes. His vision for Bridge Communities has helped create something truly special in our community: safe places for families to breathe, rebuild and move forward.

⭐Help us celebrate his day by donating to his greatest cause: Bridge Communities: thebridgega.org

A door that locks. Room to BREATHE. This one's a roof that doesn't come with a checkout time. No cop knocking on your car window telling you you can't sleep here.

This is, truly, where stability begins. Our smart, cottage homes are designed for dignity and growth - because every family deserves more than four walls. They deserve a foundation. If you, too, believe housing changes everything, help us build more of it. thebridgega.org