Rihanna Bonilla, who spent her high school years volunteering at The Bridge to Life in College Point, Queens, used her work at the pro-life organization as the basis for an essay she wrote to earn a college scholarship from the Gates Foundation
Rihanna Bonilla, who spent her high school years volunteering at The Bridge to Life in College Point, Queens, used her work at the pro-life organization as the basis for an essay she wrote to earn a college scholarship from the Gates Foundation
A newly arrived immigrant from the Dominican Republic contemplated getting an abortion until she met the executive director of The Bridge to Life, a pro-life group in Queens. She recently returned to the group with her two-year-old daughter to receive two scholarships.
A single mom’s unexpected pregnancy leads to a life-changing friendship, faith-filled support, and the birth of a baby boy named Chosyn.
On a quiet Saturday morning at St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Far Rockaway, the next generation of pro-life advocates put their faith in action and participated in a Day of Service.
A graduate student with a one-year-old son is getting help to pay for daycare while she concentrates on her studies, thanks to a pro-life foundation dedicated to assisting pregnant students and those with young children.
Francesca has strong pro-life views born out of her decision not to get an abortion when she was a pregnant teenager three decades ago. She and her husband Matthew inspired their six children to join the pro-life movement.
“This is my fourth store!” an exasperated Lisa Shelton said as she stood in the aisle of a Rite Aid on 18th Avenue in Bensonhurst on Sunday, staring at a nearly-empty shelf that normally would be stocked with baby formula. Shelton, who gave birth to a baby boy last month, said she was down to her last two bottles of Similac and was feeling desperate.
When Griselda Pena and her husband Ivan Vasquez found out that she was expecting a baby in 2020, it was a frightening time for them. But the help they received from The Bridge to Life made all the difference.
The Columbiettes, the ladies auxiliary of the Knights of Columbus Don Bosco Council No. 4960 in Williamsburg, held a shower on April 20 to collect gifts for mothers in need and delivered the items to The Bridge to Life in College Point the next day.
With a new, larger facility, The Bridge to Life will be able to bridge the gap between women struggling with unexpected pregnancies and the better lives they seek.