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#WOKE
  

It has now been 3 months since prisons had to restrict access to volunteers due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  We started the year strong, with over 4,800 participants enrolled in our program at 102 facilities. This means that nearly 5,000 "Restoring Peace" books and study guides are still in the hands of these quarantined inmates.
 
We continue to hear from those who miss the BTL volunteers and our program, as expressed in this recent letter from an Estelle Unit inmate:

" I just wanted you guys at Bridges To Life to know that our thoughts and prayers are with all of you in this hurtful time. COVID-19 has woken people up here at Estelle. The biggest question many men in prison yearn to ask is, why and how did I get here? BTL starts the process of putting order into disorder. 
Sometimes we need a shock to wake us up to the need for meaning, and COVID-19 has done that. Fear of the unknown has rekindled the fire in the spiritual life of many. But with feelings now changing from one minute to the next, those who have already graduated BTL seem more at ease. 
Bridges To Life has helped us be ready for COVID-19 spiritually and physically. I just wanted to thank you and let you guys know this. 
May the Lord be with you all!"

We invite you to join us in including these men and women in your prayers, just as we continue our prayers for you, our supporters and friends. This difficult time will end, and when it does, we will get back to our work of healing and changing lives. 

John 

John Sage,  Founder & CEO
Bridges To Life

GET TO KNOW US, PART II

Belnda Honey, Waco Regional Coordinator
  
  In our continuing series of sharing  
  the  personal journeys of our Regional
  Coordinators, this month meet:

       Belinda Honey and
       James Prochazka 
WHERE WE STAND


SOCIAL JUSTICE AND DIVERSITY STATEMENT
Bridges To Life (BTL) is a 14-week restorative justice program conducted in over 100 prisons and alternative facilities each year, and has graduated more than 53,000 incarcerated men and women since inception. Rather than focusing on punishment, restorative justice promotes the repair of the harm caused by crime, and must be grounded in the principles of equity and social justice to succeed. 
Throughout its 21-year history, Bridges To Life has remained committed to serving all those in need, and does not restrict participation based on age, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or crime. Our program is offered to any individual who is willing to take the deep dive inward that the Bridges To Life process prescribes. Similarly, over 3,000 BTL volunteers from all walks of life have participated in BTL as facilitators and crime victim speakers, with the sole requirement of a sincere desire to serve.

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