We are now offering our adult training sessions from the safety of your own home. Join us each month for virtual Stewards of Children® and Nurturing Healthy Sexual Development training sessions. Stewards of Children® Stewards of Children® is the only nationally available program scientifically proven to increase knowledge, improve attitudes and change child-protective behaviors. Developed by Darkness to Light, the training features survivors of child sexual abuse as well as experts in the field explaining the five steps to protect children. Nurturing Healthy Sexual Development (NHSD) NHSD creates the foundation …
Blue Sky Bridge’s Response to COVID-19
Hello, With rising concern about the spread of COVID-19, we wanted to share with you how all of us at Blue Sky Bridge are responding to the current crisis. The health and safety of our staff, clients, partners, volunteers, and supporters is our number one priority. Therefore, we are currently adjusting our day-to-day operations in order to keep our core programs functioning. Our Child Advocacy Program offers services that are critical to child survivors, and so we will be operating with limited staff in the building, …
10th Annual By the Glass
Thank you!!! On Thursday, February 20th the 10th annual By the Glass brought the community together at Rembrandt Yard to support Blue Sky Bridge; raising over $49,000 for the organization. Guests bid on over 80 items in our silent auction, participated in our wine pull, and purchased tickets for our raffle featuring Todd Reed. Appetizers provided by Savory Cuisines Catering, beverages from Backyard Soda Co., Cocktail Squad, Liquid Mechanics Brewing Co., Scarpetta Wine, Upslope Brewing Co., and Wood’s High Mountain Distillery. Event photography provided by Barb Colombo at 11:11 Photography …
“What if they don’t believe me?”
Dear friend, As a prosecutor in the Sexual Assault Unit, some days can be tough. But court prep with child survivors is my favorite day at work. I walk a child through the court room and explain who is who, and generally how the process will go. The child has the opportunity to sit in the witness stand, and then we switch places and they can pretend to be the lawyer and ask me questions. Some want to sit in the Judge’s chair, too! We don’t discuss details related to …
A Moveable Feast™ XXII
“…child abuse can affect the entire family, and perhaps even an entire community. But child abuse doesn’t have the final say. We know for a fact that with early intervention and effective treatment, that children and families can heal and move forward.” – Deputy District Attorney, Jessica Dotter If you attended the A Moveable Feast™ appetizer party, you probably heard a recurring theme during the program, which is that child abuse affects the whole family unit. It can even affect an entire community, but it doesn’t win. Child abuse doesn’t …
Looking Forward
Dear Friend, At the start of the year I do my best to clean off my desk, re-examine my never ending to-do list, and, if I’m lucky, find a few ways to improve my self-care routine. I also use early January to look back, and to look ahead for Blue Sky Bridge. For the organization as a whole, I believe our greatest success in 2018 was making Blue Sky Bridge a more diverse place to work and receive services. Bilingual and multicultural staff is now present in all program areas – child …