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Community Bridges was featured in the Washingtonian magazine as one of the top organizations working to help young people build a better lives.
By Washingtonian Magazine staff writer
December 2009

Many County Latino Teens In Crisis, Say Leaders, Survey
Graduation Rates Lower Than in Other Groups

By Washingtonian staff writer By Donna St. George
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, May 7, 2009 (Excerpt)

When Adolfo Avalos looks back at his teen years in Gaithersburg, he can see how much went wrong. There were physical fights, school problems, gang involvement, anger at himself and the world: so much trouble that he finally dropped out.

"I got kind of like in a box, and I didn't know how to get out of it," said Avalos, 21.

His experiences reflect what community leaders describe as a crisis for many Latino teenagers in Montgomery County.
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Community Bridges in the Gazette for Nourishing Heart Award

A few years ago, a local resident came up with a creative idea to support Montgomery County nonprofit organizations. As a volunteer and passionate supporter of numerous nonprofits, she appreciated the challenging, and often overlooked, work of these organizations that strive to make our county a vibrant and healthy place to live for all residents.
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How do you measure the success of your nonprofit organization?
Washington Business Journal
Friday, January 30, 2009 (Excerpt)

“We actively measure our success in two areas: program outcomes and organizational effectiveness. We measure our [organizational] success in our ability to meet organizational and financial goals as well as in our ability to share these goals through our financial statements and annual reports. Our recent certification through the Standards for Excellence program, part of the Maryland Association of Nonprofit Organizations, has provided us with an extra measure of success that keeps us functioning at the highest standards currently in the nonprofit sector ?which involves strict adherence to eight guiding principles and 55 rigorous benchmarks.?br> ?Ana Lopez, executive director, Community Bridges (Read more...)

Community Bridges Presented with Two Prestigious Nonprofit Credentials

Community Bridges, Inc. has recently received two nonprofit distinctions: the Seal of Excellence—a nationally recognized accreditation that shows organizational and financial integrity as well as accountability of a well-run nonprofit; and the Stamp of Approval—a recognition awarded by the Catalogue of Philanthropy to the best nonprofits in the Greater Metropolitan area. (Read more...)