The Bridge City Collective Fund is a non-profit established to assist service industry employees in four areas of need: health, housing, transportation, and education. Bridge City Coffee partnered with Swamp Rabbit Cafe and Village Grind to publicly launch the initiative in 2021 to make the service industry more sustainable for the lives of its workers.
“I love Bridge City’s coffee. I also love their mission statement. I have met with Greg many times, and we share the same leadership approach – to lift up and connect our community through coffee and soccer. Our club and Bridge City both work to help our people discover the best of who they are. Once that happens, the beautiful thing is they want to help others do the same. It brings value to our community and the Upstate.”
Triumph Head Coach, John Harkes
How it works:
- 100% of the funds from Bridge Cards and Bridge City Cups go directly into the Bridge Fund Collective non-profit.
- Employees apply for assistance and are taken through budget planning and financial coaching. The goal is not just solve the immediate issue, but to create sustainable, long-term, and achievable strategies.
- 100% of the money in the Bridge Fund goes to Bridge Fund Collective participants when they need it for health, housing, transportation, or education.
The service industry is a beautiful, vibrant thing we love being a part of. While we provide our people with health care and mental health coverage there are times when life presents other big road blocks or hurdles to overcome. Rather than let these things derail people’s lives we wanted to provide a way that not only helped them through these situations, but empowered and equipped them to better handle them on their own next time a curveball comes there way. As John mentioned, we have a very similar approach to leadership- trying to draw the best out of our teams. This, coupled with the relationships we’ve developed over the past few years with players and staff, made it seem like a natural fit to collaborate with the Triumph to help grow the Bridge Fund Collective. We are honored and grateful to present this to you all together!
Bridge City Coffee Owner, Gregory Ward
What we’re doing to help:
- 100% of the funds from Triumph + Bridge City Cups go directly to the Bridge Fund Collective non-profit.
- When you purchase a $20 mug you get a coupon for one free drip coffee.
- When you purchase a $35 mug you get a coupon for five free drip coffees.
