Bridges of Hope

Specific Need

Interested in helping with this program in some way?

Volunteer opportunities include:

  - For the weekly program: instructors, allies, meal coordinator, meal servers, child care for under age 5, classroom for over age 5 children, clean up.

  - For communication and transportation: marketing and public relations opportunities, coordinators for events.

  - For organization: curriculum planners, educators/ marketing people, fundraising planners, board members, finance people.

To volunteer contact:
Donna Long  785- 632-7030
Wayne Link  785-632-3658

 

Mission

Our mission: To improve the lives of people in poverty
by empowering them to build skills for a better life and
to help make a sustainable, educated community in
which everyone can have hope for a better, brighter, healthier future.

Profile

Bridges of Hope is an organization that developed from a training workshop attended by almost 40 people based on the book Bridges out of Poverty.  In a series of meetings, the group identified needs in Clay County that Bridges of Hope seeks to address:

1.  Communication as to the resources available to help people

2.   Relationships and a feeling of belonging and support

3.   Hunger and having affordable or available healthy foods

4.   Transportation for the public that is regional in nature