We are proud to announce the opening of the Serenity House Bright Space in Portland, Maine! Serenity House, Inc. is a men’s residential treatment facility and the space will be used by the residents and their families during visits. A big shout out to our partner Kettlebells4kids and CrossFit Casco Bay who raised funds to …Read More
The YWCA Interim House in Detroit now has a second new Bright Space! The room will be used as a place for the women and children to relax and bond. They set up a Smart TV, rocking chair, children’s cozy corner with blankets, pillows, and books, and a large sectional. There are about 30 children there …Read More
Check out these awesome pictures from the recent opening of the outdoor Bright Space at Pathways Family Shelter in Framingham, MA! This is the second Bright Space at this location, with both spaces being funded by our partner Kettlebells4kids. The volunteers from CrossFit New England installed a new infant play cent er, tunnel climber, balance butterflies and turf. …Read More
More than $35,000 was raised through donations by Bright Horizons employees, Bright Horizons families, and others to the Bright Horizons Foundation for Children Hurricane Harvey Children’s Fund – then Bright Horizons matched the first $25,000 raised for a total impact of more than $60,000! After assessing our Bright Spaces in Texas, it was clear that …Read More
A new Bright Space just had it’s ceremonial ribbon cutting at Corder Place in Houston on Saturday August 12th. This particular Bright Space was graciously sponsored by Landscape Structures Incorporated through the 2017 Bright Horizons Golf Tournament. Special thanks to LSI for their generous donation and to the Houston Bright Horizons back-up team, who we are …Read More
We are excited to announce our new partnership with Too Small to Fail, a public awareness and action campaign promoting talking, reading, and singing with young children to promote early brain and language development. Too Small to Fail is a joint initiative of the Clinton Foundation and The Opportunity Institute. Our partnership will include using …Read More
The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children received the “Volunteer Partner of the Year” Award from New Hope, Inc., of Attleboro, MA. The award was accepted by Jane Gibbons, Bright Space Project Manager, on behalf of the Foundation. With the financial support of Kettlebells4kids, volunteers from Bright Horizons at Foxboro opened a Bright Space playroom for …Read More
Welcome to our new Bright Space at New Hope, Inc., a shelter serving sexual and domestic violence victims in Attleboro, MA. This Bright Space is the third Bright Space we have opened with our partner Kettlebells4kids. Thanks especially to Amanda Chace and CrossFit Torque and to Emily Bascom and her staff at Bright Horizons at …Read More
Joyful Children! Detroit to Haiti: Creating an Environment for Healing Ileen Schwartz-Henderson, National Director of Bright Spaces I recently returned from a thought-provoking, highly informative and engaging trip to Haiti to visit a home and school for children in Port-au-Prince sponsored by the nonprofit, Hope for the Children of Haiti (HFC) . When invited to visit, …Read More
Our newest Bright Space recently opened in the South Middlesex Opportunity Council’s Pathways Family Shelter in Massachusetts. The Bright Space was the result of a partnership between kettlebells4kids, an organization that raises awareness and funds to support the growing issue of child homelessness in the U.S., and CrossFit New England. Each year, together with The Bright Horizons Foundation for Children, …Read More
