Hope Crisis Center is proud to announce that we will be opening a Young Womens Transitional Home and Training Center, called The Bridge
For many months we have been waiting and praying to know exactly how to utilize the beautiful 17000 sq. ft. building that was donated to us. Though we have our office here for the Crisis Call Center the remainder of the building is unused.
After doing much research and networking we have found that one of the greatest needs in Kay Co. and actually all of Oklahoma, is a place to house young 18 year old women leaving foster care or childrens homes and going out on their own. Often times these young ladies are not prepared to make this transition. The Bridge will give them an opportunity to experience independent living in a safe environment.
The training portion of our program will include many trainings, such as:
Job Skills
Cooking and Nutrition classes
Life Skills
Financial (banking, saving, budgeting)
Gardening
And many more
We are living in troubled times and Hope Crisis Center is helping hurting people with a hand up, not a hand out. Our Crisis call Center has helped hundreds since 1996 as a Non- Profit, 501©(3) Ministry to assist people in getting help for drug and alcohol addictions, domestic violence, crisis pregnancy intervention, troubled teens, suicide intervention and much more. Now we are expanding our outreach ministry through The Bridge.
At this time we have submitted applications for grants that will help fund this important work, but as that process goes forward we need your help to get started now! There are young ladies already in need of receiving this kind of help.
As we were assessing the needs we would incur for this work we felt that there are those that would love to be a part of something this positive. Maybe groups such as Sunday School classes, Civic Groups, Auxiliaries, churches and etc. would like to Adopt a Room. In doing so you would pick a room, furnish and decorate it. There are dorm rooms, a formal room, kitchen, dinning room, laundry room, large class room and a library. There will be a plaque of appreciation with the name of your group placed in The formal room of The Bridge
Since we have announced that we are opening this home there have been several groups that have responded. This really excites us and we are so looking forward to working with many people through out Kay Co. on this endeavor. When I think of how we can help these young women get a real stable start in life and help them make good choices for their future then I feel the heart of God is pleased.
Before closing this letter I would like to say that we will need a full time Director for The Bridge. We are taking applications at this time. Also volunteers for various jobs. If you have a heart for the hurting and would be interested in working with us, please contact us.
Thank you for taking time to read this. For more information please contact us at 405-819-9493 or 580-262-2707. Any way that you could help would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely
Christine Keeney
Executive Director
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