Summer 2018

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Bridges to New Life

1197 Sutherland Avenue
Kelowna BC V1Y 5Y2

 director@bridgestnl.org

 (250) 448-6975

 (888) 448-6975

Fax (250) 448-6977

Bridges to New Life Society is a registered Canadian Charity #88963 7823 RR0001; incorporated as a Community Chaplaincy service in 1998 to address the need for post release support of offender’s in British Columbia, Canada’s southern interior.

Bridges purpose is to mobilize the church to assist individuals whose lives have been impacted by crime, to become whole and productive members of society, by facilitating healing between themselves and the community.

Last year with the backing of 306 financial supporters, 74 Bridges volunteers were involved with 756 clients, making us the Most Active Christian Prison Aftercare Ministry in western Canada.

CEO: Rev. Craig Churchill

Volunteer Coordinator/Counseling: Pastor Nick Yelland

Administrative Assistant: Luisa Fortes

Board Chair: Todd Gladman

Directors: Jack Brazeau, Gerald Klassen, Tod Smith, Larry Otto

Affiliations: Bridges is a member in good standing with the:

Coalition of Prison Evangelists (since 1998)
Restorative Justice Ministry Network (since 2003)

Proud Member of International Network of Prison Ministries

Our donors include :

Individual Supporters
Southern Interior Churches
KRCC Inmate Benefit Fund
Corrections Canada
Felson Foundation
Alpha Charitable Foundation
Van Norman Foundation
Central Okanagan Foundation
BC Real Estate Foundation
Vancouver Foundation

Bridges financial books receive an independant annual review by: Kemp Harvey Hunt Ward Inc.

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