Quincy Medical Group Foundation’s Bridge the Gap to Health Race Announces 2026 Partner, Connect Child and Family Solutions

The Quin­cy Med­ical Group Foundation’s Bridge the Gap to Health Race will return for its 26^th year on Sat­ur­day, May 9, 2026, con­tin­u­ing its tra­di­tion of bring­ing the com­mu­ni­ty togeth­er for a cause that strength­ens and uplifts local families.

Again, this year, the Bridge the Gap to Health Race will sup­port a local orga­ni­za­tion through its Bridge the Gap Grant, which funds cap­i­tal projects that enhance health ini­tia­tives, youth pro­grams, and com­mu­ni­ty devel­op­ment. This year, the Foun­da­tion is proud to part­ner with Con­nect Child and Fam­i­ly Solu­tions, an orga­ni­za­tion ded­i­cat­ed to sup­port­ing chil­dren in fos­ter care and their bio­log­i­cal families.

“In the five coun­ties Con­nect serves, there are more than 300 chil­dren in fos­ter care — and more needs than resources to meet them,” said Adam Adri­an, Exec­u­tive Direc­tor of Con­nect. ​“Each child has his or her own sto­ry, intri­cate­ly woven with bio­log­i­cal and fos­ter fam­i­ly mem­bers, case work­ers, and more. From the start, we’ve cho­sen to serve both the child in care, as well as every per­son that’s a part of his or her story.”

The 2026 Bridge the Gap Grant will sup­port the ren­o­va­tion of Connect’s vis­i­ta­tion space at 435 Hamp­shire St. in Quin­cy. The redesigned space will pro­vide a wel­com­ing, fam­i­ly-cen­tered envi­ron­ment where chil­dren can build and main­tain mean­ing­ful con­nec­tions with their par­ents dur­ing the fos­ter care process. The project will cre­ate areas for fam­i­lies to share meals, play, and make mem­o­ries togeth­er — sup­port­ing approx­i­mate­ly 960 fam­i­ly vis­its each year.

“Through this part­ner­ship with Con­nect, every mile run becomes a step toward heal­ing for local fam­i­lies,” said Mor­gan Park­er, Direc­tor of Com­mu­ni­ty Rela­tions and the Foun­da­tion at Quin­cy Med­ical Group. ​“Togeth­er, we’re bridg­ing the gap — not just mile by mile, but fam­i­ly by family.

The Bridge the Gap to Health Race, which has become a beloved com­mu­ni­ty tra­di­tion, offers par­tic­i­pants the oppor­tu­ni­ty to run or walk across the Quin­cy bridges while sup­port­ing and strength­en­ing our local community. 

In addi­tion to sup­port­ing Con­nect, a por­tion of the funds raised from the race will also sup­port the QMG Foundation’s ongo­ing efforts to pro­vide finan­cial assis­tance to non­prof­it orga­ni­za­tions that direct­ly impact the com­mu­ni­ty with a focus on com­mu­ni­ty devel­op­ment, health, and youth initiatives.

For more infor­ma­tion, fol­low the Bridge the Gap to Health Face­book page.