Bridge of Hope part 2

Whew, what is the date anyway? Mid-January you say? I've heard of Indian summers, but this is a little ridiculous. Haven't had to endure any slippery cold runs like this one. Three hours of biking and running in the warm mist today. Hope we're not getting lined-up for a snowy bludgeoning through February and March!

I promised to follow-up with more information about the Bridge of Hope. We're in the process of drafting the campaign materials now. It's a trick to tell the whole story in just a few words, but here's an early attempt... and thanks to the BOH staff for these words...

The Bridge of Hope connects homeless women and children with a caring community, by training and developing mentoring groups within church congregations, so these families can achieve permanent housing and financial self-sufficiency while building a network of stable ongoing relationships.

Participants are expected to graduate from the program in 12 to 18 months. Success is measured against the following objectives:

• Has the family attained and maintained housing?
• Has the woman attained financial self-sufficiency through employment, budgeting and through the securing of adequate transportation, child-care and health insurance?
• Has the family developed a support network through mentors and other people?\
• Has the woman grown in areas of holistic living, including parenting and emotional/spiritual/physical health?

Brief enough? It's gonna have to fit on a post card.