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The Bridge

Stand up for children!

aka The Bridge Children's Advocacy Center   |   Amarillo, TX   |  www.bridgecac.org

Mission

The Mission of The Bridge is to provide a child's path to healing and justice.

Ruling year info

1988

Executive Director

Shelly Bohannon

Main address

804 Quail Creek

Amarillo, TX 79124 USA

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EIN

75-1995807

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (P01)

IRS filing requirement

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Communication

Programs and results

What we aim to solve

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Child abuse is a community problem. It is important that the community have a response that provides child-focused services to children, ensures collaboration among agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of child abuse and education for the community on how to recognize, respond and report child abuse.

Our programs

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?

Forensic Interviewing

The Bridge interviews children who have been victims of abuse. These interviews are conducted by trained forensic interviewers and digitally recorded. The recording are used in place of the child having to tell their story over and over, being re-victimized.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Families

The Bridge provides Community Education programs to the interested parties within the top 26 counties of the Texas Panhandle, free of charge. Training topics vary and programs are created to suit the needs of the audience.

Safety Education programs are offered, free of charge to school age children. These programs are designed to teach and reinforce the three R’s of personal safety: Recognize, Resist and Report. Other key features of the program include grade appropriate activities, lessons teaching child effective communication, assertiveness and how to identify support systems.

Population(s) Served
Children and youth
Parents

Our on-site, Family Advocate, provides crisis intervention support to child victims and their non-offending family members. Support includes providing assistance in completing the Crime Victims' Compensation paperwork, community services referrals and general information about victims' rights provided throughout the investigative process.

Population(s) Served
Families
Children and youth

Where we work

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Our results

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.

Number of children served

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Forensic Interviewing

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Context Notes

Individual children receiving forensic and advocacy services provided by The Bridge donors. Because many children never tell, when this metric increases, more children are finding healing and justice.

Number of training events conducted

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Community and Safety Education Programs

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Increasing

Context Notes

School districts inviting The Bridge to educate students. Classes are held for individual grades.

Number of students receiving body safety education.

This metric is no longer tracked.
Totals By Year
Related Program

Community and Safety Education Programs

Type of Metric

Output - describing our activities and reach

Direction of Success

Holding steady

Goals & Strategy

SOURCE: Self-reported by organization

Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.

Charting impact

Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.

Provide a safe haven for sexually and physically abuse children and their non-offending family members.
Offer a setting for agencies and professionals to respond to the allegations of maltreatment as they work together to reduce the trauma experience by child victims.
Respond to the need for child abuse prevention and awareness by offering interactive education for the community.

Reduce trauma to child victims by offering a friendly, comfortable environment where many aspects of the investigation take place in a non-threatening manner. The children are interviewed one time at The Bridge rather than time and time again by various agencies involved in the case.
Increase prevention education for students through Play It Safe program presented in schools. Parents opt-in for this training for their children.
Educate those who interact with children, including teachers, neighbors, law enforcement, service providers, faith community, pediatricians and emergency room personnel. Education will focus on the signs of, how to report, and the prevention of physical and sexual child abuse.
Respond to the growing demand to meet victims needs and rights in the region by making services more easily accessible.

Our full-time Outreach Specialist is training volunteers to present Play It Safe in schools throughout our 26 county service area. This program is age appropriate body safety education that works to prevent child abuse.

Financials

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Operations

The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.

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The Bridge

Board of directors
as of 01/22/2024
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Kara Gaut

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Term: 2022 - 2025

Kara Gaut

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Rachel Anderson

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Ken Funtek

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Amy Rhoades

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Justin Sanders

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Kaitlin Johnson

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Tim Williams

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Roxanne Grabbe

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Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Yes