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Hope’s Bridge of Middle TN, founded in 2019, started as a referral ministry to offer an alternative to families whose children were being removed and placed into state custody. Founders Will and Amanda Root, opened their home to two little ones because their children’s birth parents were frantically looking for a safe place for their children to go so they would not enter the system.

When they received these precious babies, their eyes were quickly opened about trauma, drug exposure and the state system. The oldest child was 12 months old but had been through severe abuse and neglect their whole short time on earth. Helping them work through that trauma was painful, hard and some days unbearable. But with each day, there was a new glimmer of hope that this child would overcome these obstacles. With a new understanding of these topics, birthed a heart to see real change.

In June of 2018, the Lord led them to start a ministry based on their own circumstances with these two precious babies. So began, Hope’s Bridge!

Since the beginning, the Root’s have strived to stay true to the original mission and calling, even when the odds were stacked against them.

“Even if we help only one child, it will all be worth it”. Since 2019, we have helped 15 children, brought over 20 Bridge Families into the program, planted a firm foundation, worked tirelessly to obtain a child placement agency license, hired 5 employees and are continuing to do big things!