About Us
Bridging, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization primarily serving the Twin Cities, provides donated furniture and household goods to families and individuals transitioning to housing stability. Bridging gives hope and a leap towards housing stability. With locations in Roseville, Plymouth, and Bloomington, Bridging is driven by volunteers and donations of basic home essential items from the community.
Since 1987, Bridging has served nearly 125,000 households (more than 372,000 individuals), and reduces landfill space by an estimated 15 million pounds each year.
View the Founder Fran legacy video to hear more about Bridging’s origin and story behind the mission.
OUR MISSION: Bridging empowers people to thrive in their homes by providing quality furniture and household goods for those pursuing housing stability.
OUR VALUES: Dignity, Service, Partnership, Stewardship, Excellence, and Gratitude
CLIENTS SERVED: More than 5,300 households are served per year; more than 40% of the individuals we serve are children under 17 years of age. 86% of clients have a household annual income of less than $25,000 per year. (Based on 2025 statistics.)
VOLUNTEERS: Thousands of individual and group volunteers donate service hours each year.
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, INCLUSION, & BELONGING: At Bridging, we value unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, ensuring that everyone- clients, volunteers, staff, board, donors, agency and community partners – feel that they are welcome and are a part of the Bridging community. We value the dignity and inclusion of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, abilities, sexual orientation, life experiences, or any other identities, and seek to learn and celebrate differences. We believe that creating an inclusive environment based on respect, trust, and service is integral to how we serve clients, support the team, and achieve our mission. Read our full statement here.
Bridging Financial Information
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2025 Annual Report
Dear Friends,
In 2025, Bridging continued its mission to furnish homes with hope, empowering over 5,300 households and serving more than 13,600 individuals on their journey to housing stability. Through the dedication of our volunteers, staff, agency partners, and donors, we provided quality furniture and essential household goods, ensuring each client experienced dignity, choice, and a sense of belonging.
In the 2025 Annual Report, you will find stories and outcomes that reflect our focus on dignity and commitment to service excellence.
Thank you for the many ways you support Bridging’s mission.
Bridging’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging Statement
At Bridging, we value unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences, ensuring that everyone- clients, volunteers, staff, board, donors, agency, and community partners – feel that they are welcome and are a part of the Bridging community. We value the dignity and inclusion of gender, race, ethnicity, religion, abilities, sexual orientation, life experiences, or any other identities, and seek to learn and celebrate differences. We believe that creating an inclusive environment based on respect, trust, and service is integral to how we serve clients, support the team, and achieve our mission.
Bridging recognizes that we have a responsibility to center equity in our work. Therefore, Bridging strives to make our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging evident in our environment, policies, processes, staff, and volunteers. In order to integrate these crucial competencies throughout our organization’s culture, we commit to the following:
- Fostering an environment that supports, engages, and includes people with different racial, cultural, economic, age, and religious backgrounds as well as those with varying physical abilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations.
- Diversifying and tapping into partnerships beyond traditional allies and constituencies.
- Entering intercultural relationships with humility, prepared to listen, learn, follow their lead, and adapt our methods and practices to achieve mutual benefit.
- Recruiting, hiring, retaining, and developing a culturally competent team whose demographics more closely mirror those of our Twin Cities community.
- Ensuring Bridging policies and procedures are welcoming and do not further inequities.
APPROVED by Board of Directors: December, 2018, revised April, 2023
Through the efforts of a small team of paid staff, over 4,000 volunteers, and more than 200 social services agencies primarily in the Twin Cities 7-county area, Bridging is able to serve approximately 14,000 individuals each year. Like spokes on a wheel, Bridging represents one part of the process for an individual or family to build a fresh start.
At Bridging, it is very important to us that the clients’ experience is dignified from the moment they arrive at our warehouse to the moment their home is furnished with hope. Our team of staff and volunteers is committed to ensuring the items they bring home are safe, clean, and in good working condition. Our team carefully inspects gently used donated furniture and housewares as they enter our warehouse to ensure they meet our quality standards.
As families face the exhausting challenge of finding affordable housing, employment, education, and health care, they are left with severely limited resources to furnish their homes. A furnished home environment is a basis for improved job performance, better grades in school, and healthy family interactions. By relieving the pressure to purchase furnishings, Bridging services provide families with a comfortable home, which allows them to focus on other crucial matters in their lives.
Check out the Lives We Touch and read the stories of how a foundational home essentials setup of furniture and housewares impacts lives!
How do I get help?
- I need help. How can I get a referral to receive items from Bridging? View and print step-by-step guide as a PDF.
- See our list of current agency partners.
I would like to be a Bridging Agency Partner and make appointment referrals for clients:
- Learn how to become a referring agency partner.
- Not ready to become an agency partner? See our current list of agency partners that can work with your client to obtain a referral.
Get Involved
Without your help, we simply could not meet the growing needs of our community and support housing stability.
Whether you are looking for a hands-on experience in the warehouse, or offsite in the community, we have options that make an immediate impact!
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