Bridges To Life

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Bridges To Life BTL is a 14-week restorative justice program with over 93,000 inmate graduates since it began in 1998.

The program both reduces crime by lowering the recidivism rate of its graduates, and helps heal crime victims who participate as volunteers. Bridges To Life (BTL) is a faith-based restorative justice program for incarcerated men and women that reduces recidivism among program graduates and helps make our communities safer. BTL accomplishes this mission by utilizing a unique 14-week curriculum centered on victim impact and facilitated by volunteers. Over 86% of BTL graduates do not return to prison within 3 years after release! Bridges To Life has been conducted in 236 facilities since inception, and its curriculum has been used in 18 states and 7 countries, graduating over 87,000 offenders with the help of more than 3,900 volunteers.

A BTL volunteer wrote to us describing exactly how the power of the program impacts the inmate participants - read more ...
10/23/2026

A BTL volunteer wrote to us describing exactly how the power of the program impacts the inmate participants - read more in this month's e-news!

Email from Bridges to Life       2026| October   MAP TO A NEW LIFE   Greetings! The Bridges To Life program has been conducted in 18 other states beyond Texas. Last month, one of our volunteers in Ind

Just a reminder - North Texas Giving Day is September 17th!
09/16/2026

Just a reminder - North Texas Giving Day is September 17th!

North Texas Giving Day is the largest one-day giving event in the country. In 2022, North Texans gave $62 million to 3,200 local nonprofits!

North Texas Giving Day 2026 season is here! Giving has officially opened for early giving and will culminate on Thursday...
09/03/2026

North Texas Giving Day 2026 season is here! Giving has officially opened for early giving and will culminate on Thursday, September 17, 2026.

North Texas Giving Day is the largest one-day giving event in the country. In 2022, North Texans gave $62 million to 3,200 local nonprofits!

We're headed for a record-breaking finish this year - see how in our August e-news!
08/28/2026

We're headed for a record-breaking finish this year - see how in our August e-news!

Email from Bridges to Life       2026| August   A VISION SHARED   Greetings! Each year in our August e-news, we like to fill you in on how the year is going so far and what your partnership has helped

Christine Hanks, our Regional Coordinator in Huntsville, appeared on "Hello Huntsville" to talk about Bridges To Life, a...
08/07/2026

Christine Hanks, our Regional Coordinator in Huntsville, appeared on "Hello Huntsville" to talk about Bridges To Life, and you can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/live/HlnGQxbI6_Q - Great job, Christine - you make us proud!

Good Morning, Huntsville! We're here on a THANKFUL THURSDAY with Pa...

This month's Volunteer Edition of our e-news has big news to share!
07/24/2026

This month's Volunteer Edition of our e-news has big news to share!

Email from Bridges to Life     2026 | July   ON THE WAY TO 100K! Greetings! As a BTL volunteer, you faithfully devote your time and attention to our program and its participants for 14 weeks in the Sp

Read how BTL is both blessed and blessing others in this month's e-news (and meet our newest staff member!):
06/26/2026

Read how BTL is both blessed and blessing others in this month's e-news (and meet our newest staff member!):

Email from Bridges to Life     2026 | June   THE GIFT OF PRAYER Greetings! We were both delighted and honored to receive the following letter from the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, informing us t

06/12/2026

We are honored to be held in prayer for the month of June by the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth, Kansas. Praying for organizations like ours is their way of expanding their support beyond financial donations. In their own words, "We are blessed to walk with you in mission and Spirit, trusting that together we help make God's love visible in our world."

06/05/2026

Every once in a while, we get a 5-star review on Google! This one appeared just this week:
"I graduated the Bridges To Life program in Bryan TX in Nov 2025. It was a life changing experience! I was released from prison January of 2026 and I am living proof that the program works and changes lives. Thank you for your time and dedication!"

Learn about an important BTL milestone and some recent honors in our May E-news!
05/29/2026

Learn about an important BTL milestone and some recent honors in our May E-news!

Email from Bridges to Life     2026 | May   95,000 AND COUNTING! Greetings! This month we honored our 95,000th Bridges To Life graduate at the Coleman Unit in Lockhart, Texas! Pictured with her are Ce

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