Bridges To Life needs volunteers to help make a difference in the lives of both prison inmates and victims of crime. You can help! Find out more about how you can join the Bridges To Life volunteer team.
Sandra Stephenson was the first recipient of the Patricia Stonestreet Victim Volunteer Award, given at the 2009 Bridges To Life Vision Luncheon on December 10, 2009.
Numerous articles have been published about the unique work of Bridges To Life in both local and national publications.
John Sage was honored as the first recipient of the Bert Thompson Pioneer Award for Community and Restorative Justice at the National Conference on Restorative Justice in May 2009.
Jim Buffington and Brandon Willard received 2008 Governor’s Criminal Justice Volunteer Service Awards
John Sage received the HYLA Liberty Bell Award and was inducted into the St. Thomas Hall of Honor in 2008.
John and Frances Sage received the Samaritan Spirit Award on October 23.
Bridges To Life is a 501( c )(3) Charitable Organization. Donations are tax deductible.
Please help us heal victims, rehabilitate offenders, and make our community safer by supporting the Bridges To Life mission at the $50, $100, $250, $500, or $1,000 level. Or, give what you can. All gifts are significant!
To donate to Bridges to Life online, simply click on the Paypal button below to be directed to a secure donation page.
Or, send a check to:
Bridges To Life
P.O. Box 19039
Houston, TX 77224-9039
Empowering Victims and Rehabilitating Offenders. Bridges To Life (BTL) not only brings healing to victims of crime, but also reduces the recidivism rates among offender participants and increases community safety through the subsequent reduction in crime.
Your support for BTL ensures that more than 300 crime victims and some 1,800 offenders will experience the healing power of the program this year. Why support BTL? It’s really quite simple: as taxpayers, we pay approximately $17,000 per year to incarcerate one violent offender! For only $270, that same offender can complete the BTL program and reduce his or her chance of re-offending. And, right now your gift means even more because it will be matched dollar for dollar by a generous challenge grant.
Restoring Peace – Using Lessons From Prison to Mend Broken Relationships details the principles used in the Bridges To Life program, combined with actual stories from victim and inmate participants. The book is intended for repairing or improving relationships with others.
“The first thing that victims must do is learn to live again. This program helps them to accept that change and learn to live and trust again.”
“The best part about this program is the small group setting which allows both victim and inmate to be open and honest with one another and the trust, confidence that is built through these groups.”