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OUR COMMENT POLICY GUIDELINES BRIDGES unites and inspires diverse young people to become confident and courageous leaders committed to community transformation. We are an independent non-profit 501(c) 3 and have no political or religious affiliation. Through the official BRIDGES Facebook page, we seek to better inform and engage our diverse community, and we welcome productive conversation and debate on methods for solving its complex challenges. However, our first priority must be ensuring this online environment reflects our organization’s core values of inclusion and respect. We therefore reserve the right to remove any comments we deem unsuitable for our page, and to permanently ban any user who repeatedly violates our posting policies. The following may be removed at the discretion of BRIDGES page administrators: • Profane or obscene language or content • Posts that promote, foster, or perpetrate discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, physical or mental disability, or status with regard to public assistance • Personal attacks or unsubstantiated accusations of illegal activity • Threats of violence (which will be reported promptly to relevant authorities) • Posts that violate anyone’s intellectual property right or any law or regulation • Spam or unapproved advertising • Comments revealing personal contact information other than that of the commentator • Comments unrelated to the original post
The award-winning Drug Court has demonstrated a 25 percent recidivism rate in comparison to the 80 percent recidivism rate of non-drug court participants. These results have had a significant impact on reduction of crime, reduction in jail overcrowding, and a savings of taxpayer dollars. The program has afforded treatment to those who may otherwise have had no opportunity for treatment and most importantly, has returned productive citizens to the community and to their families and friends.
Reaching, teaching children. Deaf therapy dogs, fire safety dogs teaching children fire education and safety programs. These are interactive, age appropriate programs. Animal-assisted therapy in hospitals, nursing homes, abuse centers, grief camps, correctional facilities and special events. Patricia Belt, Deaf Dog Trainer and Handler, Therapy Dog Inc. evaluator,AKC CGC instructor/evaluator, Reading Education Assistance Dog Instructor TN Safety Spotters are members of the Bolivar Fire Department, Memphis FireDogs www.facebook.com/MemphisFireDogs TN Public Fire Safety Educators, Kindness Revolution, AKC's Canine Ambassador Program, Therapy Dogs Inc. and Intermountain Therapy Dogs R.E.A.D. program.
We believe in God the Father Almighty maker of Heaven and Earth: and in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord: Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Catholic Church the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of body, and life everlasting.
To accomplish our mission, Creative Aging hires professional artists to present high quality arts performances and workshops where older adults live or gather. Most performances take place in nursing homes, retirement communities, senior centers, and adult day care facilities. Performances and workshops are scheduled at times that are convenient for our audiences, and in formats responsive to the needs of audiences with cognitive and/or physical disabilities. Since 2005, Creative Aging has presented more than 4,300 programs at older adult residential facilities throughout the Mid-South and paid more than $625,000 in performance fees to local artists. Arts-related programs like those presented by Creative Aging have a significant and measurable impact on elders' mental and physical well-being. Older adults who participate in arts programs report a higher overall rating of physical health, fewer doctor visits, less medication use, fewer instances of falls, and fewer other health problems than those who do not participate. The most popular Creative Aging programs are musical performances. Other programs include workshops where participants have the opportunity to create their own art, including multi-part classes in weaving, painting, and photography. Each workshop takes place over several weeks providing participants with ample time to learn, interact with the artists and their volunteer assistants, and share their finished works.
Mission COMEC works to keep troubled youth in school, drug and alcohol free, and safe in the community. We provide free training for parents and educators individually or through schools/organizations and parent groups, in a variety of topics such as: truancy, bullying/peer relationships, child predators/abductors, child and teen drug/alcohol prevention, gangs, internet safety, and runaways. We counsel children/teens through calls and visits to our office by parent requests and referrals from the Memphis & Shelby County Tennessee Juvenile Courts. COMEC Executive Director Len Edwards is also the AMBER Alert Coordinator for West Tennessee, and assists Parents/Guardians, Police Departments and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation with missing child cases.
PeopleFirst is an extraordinary partnership with a singular focus: to build a competitive workforce for the new economy by strengthening education from early childhood through college attainment. As the education and talent component of the public-private coalition Memphis Fast Forward, our work includes a portfolio of initiatives anchored by four goals, ten strategies, and key performance metrics. Goal A: Children enter kindergarten ready to learn Goal B: Youth graduate high school college ready Goal C: Adults earn degrees and certifications that prepare them for local careers Goal D: Talent is attracted to and retained in Shelby County