About Us
Bridges to Housing, Inc. was established in 2008 as a non-profit corporation in response to the many challenges of homelessness in our community. Our focus is on a key element of proven solutions: moving families from transitional or otherwise temporary shelters into stable housing. Our mission is to provide assistance for low-income and homeless families in obtaining safe, decent, and affordable housing in Yuba, Sutter, and Colusa Counties, partnering with a wide variety of community resources.
Our role is to evaluate the clients' needs, and provide qualified applicants' assistance with a security deposit.
Funded entirely by grants and donations, and fueled by the hard work and dedication of our volunteers and staff, we have since 2013 successfully placed hundreds of Yuba-Sutter-Colusa families in traditional apartments or houses.
That housing is then the door to other forms of support and opportunity.
Hands of Hope, in addition to generously offering us office space in their Yuba City facility, has helped many of our clients in their mentoring program. We also partner with Habitat for Humanity, the Salvation Army and other service agencies to provide broader-based assistance to our clients. Our other community partners include California Rural Legal Assistance, Casa de Esperanza, R.E.S.T., St. Andrews Presbyterian Church, St. Vincent de Paul, Sutter County Social Services, Yuba-Sutter Behavioral Health, Yuba-Sutter Homeless Consortium, and the Yuba-Sutter Stand Down,
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Our Board of Directors
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Marsha Krouse-Taylor was raised in the Yuba-Sutter-Colusa community from middle school. She and her husband moved away for a time and moved back to the community in 1976. She took a job with Casa de Esperanza in 1980 and accepted the position of Executive Director in 1986. She continued in that position until August 2020. She began working with homelessness and was one of the founding members of the Yuba-Sutter Homeless Coalition serving as Vice President for several years. Marsha joined the board of Bridges to Housing after leaving her employment at Casa de Esperanza. Serving homeless individuals as well as those at risk, victims of domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse remains her passion. Marsha currently serves as the Board of Director's President.
Anne Fletcher has been active in community service since 1975. Serving on Casa de Esperanza's board was her first involvement in giving to the community. Anne volunteered to solicit funds for United Way, later serving as board President. She was selected to serve on the California State Bar's Judicial Nominees (JNE) Evaluation Commission as a public member. Anne and a group of volunteers concerned with the lack of housing for homeless women and children established Bridges to Housing in 2008. Anne also saw a need in the Hispanic community and founded the Alliance for Hispanic Advancement. After retiring from the local office of California Rural Legal Assistance, Anne was selected and continues to serve on the California Rural Legal Assistance Board of Directors. Anne currently serves as the Board of Director's Vice President.
Sharon Foote keeps busy wearing many hats. Currently serving as a member of the Board of Directors, she also serves as a board member of the Yuba Sutter Arts Council and the Sutter County Community Action Agency where she served as President in 2010. Additionally, she is the Chair of the Sutter County Democratic Central Committee and a member of the Alliance for Hispanic Advancement. As a board member of the annual Bok Kai Parade, Sharon oversees the activities of the reviewing stand. Sharon says she desires to provide the best possible resources to all community members by giving her time and experience.
Kathy Massar
Betty Nelson
Frank Hopkins recently joined the Board of Bridges to Housing but is not new to Bridges. More information to come.