The Bridge School

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The Bridge School

Education & Schools

Headquarters Location

Hillsborough

About Us

The Bridge School was founded in 1986 by musicians Neil and Pegi Young, inspired by their son Ben, who was born with Cerebral Palsy. Together with a group of visionary educators and parents—including Marilyn Buzolich and Jim Forderer—they set out to address a gap in the educational system for children with extensive speech and physical disabilities.

Mary Frances Allen

Mary Frances Allen

About Me
Mary Frances Allen serves as Executive Assistant at The Bridge School, a nonprofit organization in Hillsborough, California dedicated to educating children with severe speech and physical impairments and supporting them through augmentative and alternative communication and assistive technologies. Her role as Executive Assistant places her within the school’s organizational structure, where she supports administrative operations and works alongside other staff and leadership members to further the mission of the institution.