Mission
The heart of our youth centers and our purpose is to
provide unconditional love and acceptance to all kids. We believe the Bible is the inspired Word of God and is a great source for instruction. Bridges for Youth uses the Bible and devotional books as the source for character education during daily devotions at the youth centers. Following the daily devotions our staff takes kids prayer requests and the kids and staff pray for each of them.
Feedback from the kids regularly show the daily prayer time is one of theirfavorite things about Bridges.
Making a difference in a kid's life often involves simply being in a place where you are available to help. Bridges for Youth centersare located at the heart of neighborhoods with hundreds of youth within walking distance and are open daily throughout the school year. Our success at Bridges has been in a large part because of the nurturing relationships we develop with kids. Out of these ongoing relationships we strive to forgive, reconcile differences, encourages through life's discouragements and slowly build self-esteem.
It's hard to wear a smile when you're hungry, so Bridges for Youth provides daily snacks and drinks for kids. On Friday nights at Bridges we provide dinner for all kids in attendance. Bridges involves the local community and churches by giving them the opportunity to partner with us in providing food on one or more Friday nights a month.