About
Us
Mission Statement
Family
Bridge serves homeless families with children by providing them shelter, meals,
help and hope so that they may achieve stability and self-sufficiency.
Family Bridge is
a non-profit 501(c)(3)
organization
(Tax ID #31-1686283) and an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Staff
Family
Bridge is currently comprised of a full time Executive Director and a Volunteers
Program Manager, governed by a Board of Directors.
Annie
Heart
Executive Director |
Annie
has a Masters in Justice and Peace Studies from Iliff School of Theology, a Methodist
Seminary in Denver.
Prior
to joining Family Bridge, she was Director of the Goose Hollow Family Shelter
in Portland.
Annie
moved to Oregon from Utah where she worked with churches to develop community
outreach programs related to human rights, nonviolent social change, peacemaking
and restorative justice.
She
served on the Board of the Coalition of Religious Communities, was a member of
the Salt Lake City Winter Olympic Interfaith Organizing Committee and a member
of the Domestic Violence Coalition.
Annie
has three daughters and three grandchildren. She believes that volunteers are
the heart of what we do and that even the smallest act of kindness can make a
difference. |
Family
Bridge is part of the steering committee for Home Plate, a collaboration of several
churches, youth service agencies, and community volunteers who provide a weekly
dinner for youth ages 12-19 as well as recreational activities, showers and hygiene
supplies, and information and resource referrals.
