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A VIDEO MESSAGE FROM JOHN SAGE
  

While most prisons across the country are currently closed to visitation and volunteers, we are down but not out. Bridges To Life carries on! 

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Please take care of yourselves during this difficult time, and we'll see you again on the other side.

John 

John Sage,  Founder & CEO
Bridges To Life

SHELTERING IN PLACE? SUPPORT IN PLACE!

As we all stock up on needed supplies, Kroger stores and Amazon both have ways that you can support BTL  at no cost to you! 

Sign up for the   Kroger Community Rewards program to automatically donate a percentage of your purchases at checkout whenever you use your Kroger Plus card (instructions PDF  here).
 

CREATING SAFETY, OFFERING HOPE

At Bridges To Life, we know that safety is needed for more than just our physical health. For inmates in the BTL program, safety is created through the weekly small group meetings with volunteers, where confidentiality is held sacred and all participants are treated with respect.

From week to week, as group members get to to know one another, open up, let down their barriers, and share their stories, a spiritual intimacy blooms and hearts are healed. These comments from recent graduates express exactly what that safety meant for them:
  • "My volunteers helped me take a deep look at my life and my choices,
    and process how to make amends with myself and others."
  • "I used to be so selfish. Our small group discussions helped me start to have compassion for others and see the impact my choices have on the
    ones around me."
  • "The volunteers were so patient. I could honestly tell my story and not
    feel judged."
  • "The honesty, love, and respect that was shown by the BTL facilitators made me want the class to keep going."
  • "Thanks to our weekly discussions, I have the ability to move forward
    with the healing process, accept responsibility for my actions, and have
    the courage to admit the wrongs I did."
  • "I can't thank the volunteers enough for their efforts and positive
    energy. Thank you for taking the time to come and listen to me."
The emotional safety offered in the BTL program is the key to its effectiveness , and is created every time inmates and volunteers join together and take the BTL journey. With God's grace, we will be offering the opportunity for that journey again very soon. 

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