Bridge to Basics

10/14/2026

Every neighbor deserves to wake up feeling clean, confident and healthy. But for thousands of families across our community, basic essentials like soap, toothpaste, shampoo, and laundry detergent are out of reach.

Dignity really does start with the basics.

When you give to Bridge to Basics, you ensure our 75 local school, food, healthcare, and housing partners keep their shelves stocked with daily care essentials.

💙 🩵 Your support fosters healthier days and rested nights for neighbors in need.

👉 Tap the link to make a direct impact today: https://bridgetobasics.org/donate-now/

10/13/2026

This month, our partners are talking about hygiene insecurity, the role it plays in their work and how we are collectively working to meet these basic needs for our neighbors.

Here is what our friends at Neighborhood House had to say about the value of hygiene access on their mission:

"Access to hygiene care directly supports our mission to help people gain the skills, knowledge, and confidence to thrive. When individuals and families have their basic hygiene needs met, they are healthier, more confident, and better able to participate in education, employment, and community life. It also removes barriers that can prevent children from attending school or adults from pursuing job training and other services. By addressing hygiene needs, we create a stronger foundation for long-term stability and success across all our programs."

Lean in to learn about and how you can help bridge the gap and meet more basic needs.

https://bridgetobasics.org/shining-a-light-on-hygiene-insecurity-this-october/

10/12/2026

CU Kind Day is an annual nationwide credit union movement that highlights the industry’s “people helping people” philosophy through volunteerism and acts of service in local communities.

We love this "all hands on deck" mobilization to support our nonprofit community and neighbors. And are deeply appreciative of the credit unions volunteering today to support our mission.

10/11/2026

We have LOTS of volunteer opportunities posted to get us set up for a busy few months! It's amazing how good it feels to do good -- plus you can get a little strength training in while you're at it! 🏋️‍♀️ (Note: That is a joke. Yes, some of our tasks require some physical strength but most are low key, easy and social tasks)

Come find your joy with us in the warehouse!

https://bridgetobasics.org/volunteer-with-us/

10/10/2026

Today is World Homeless Day, a day to raise awareness about the needs of people who currently experience homelessness and promote work in local communities to alleviate suffering.

One local organization doing incredible work to support our unhoused neighbors is Coated In Love. They host the annual 3000 Acts of Kindness event at the Minneapolis Convention Center. December 14 is a day of community, connection, resources, respite and care for over 3,000 guests. Bridge to Basics is proud to play a small role in supporting their mission by hosting the Hygiene Station.

As you can imagine, putting on an event of this magnitude takes A LOT of work. Today, on , consider volunteering for the event. You can learn more at https://www.3000actsofkindness.org/get-involved

We will see you there!

10/10/2026

Our warehouse community is truly the best! Check out this dapper dude who comes from our friends at (a warehouse neighbor). John saw our little segment on TV this week, put two and two together, and on his next delivery run, he popped in with a few bags of personal care hygiene products to donate. Thank you so much, Cookie Man! Our community is sweeter (literally and figuratively) because of you!

10/09/2026

Hey , we've never asked you....what is the one personal care item you can't imagine NOT having when you start your day?

Thank you Chris Egert for the continuing the conversation around hygiene insecurity! And the ways people can lean in to support our neighbors experiencing it.

Families facing food insecurity often quietly struggle with another challenge that goes unnoticed — access to everyday hygiene products like soap, shampoo and deodorant. Bridge to Basics was founded two years ago to help fill that gap, and this October the organization is shining a bright light on...

10/08/2026

Today is Donor-Advised Fund (DAF) day. Maybe an odd day for us to recognize, but DAFs are powerful tools that deliver incredible impact to our work. If you have a charitable savings account, we'd like to ask for your support when considering how to direct your assets.

You can learn more at https://bridgetobasics.org/donate-now/

10/06/2026

It is most certainly a GOOD ☀️ DAY when we get to bring awareness to the issue of hygiene insecurity!

Thank you, FOX 9 Good Day and Chenue Her (yay East Side), for making the trip to our warehouse today to talk about the hidden issue our organization is working to address. We appreciated the opportunity to shine a light on the struggles too many of our neighbors are facing when it comes to accessing basic daily care products and how a collaboration of dozens of Twin Cities and suburban nonprofits are working together to meet more basic needs.

And what was our ask: Make a Financial Gift, Donate Product, Host a Drive, Volunteer and Talk about the needs.

Take action at https://bridgetobasics.org/shining-a-light-on-hygiene-insecurity-this-october/

Thank you also to our hard-working volunteers who were busy working behind the scenes to get us ready for October distributions. We appreciate you!

You all are incredible! You can check out the full conversation by clicking on the link below (pro tip: fast forward to 26:36)

📺 https://www.fox9.com/video/fmc-jl6xsoikli0rb0mz