Articles
RESIDENT TESTIMONY: Q’s Testimony
PROGRAM UPDATE: Making A Difference
EVENT RECAP: 2023 Annual Dinner
SECOND CHANCE SPOTLIGHT: This Year at Second Chance
CULINARY PROGRAM: Culinary Adaptability
PARTNER WITH US: Create a Legacy with Your Giving
Past Newsletters
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Newsletter Articles
RESIDENT TESTIMONY: Steve - God is the only place to escape
PROGRAM UPDATE: Partnership with Monterey County Jail
SECOND CHANCE SPOTLIGHT: Stores with Hope
CULINARY PROGRAM: James' Culinary Final
PARTNER WITH US: Create a Legacy with Your Giving
UPCOMING EVENT: Save the Date for the Annual Bridge Fundraiser - Friday, Sept 22nd
Newsletter Articles
RESIDENT TESTIMONY: Rhonda - God has delivered me
PROGRAM UPDATE: Food, Fellowship & Fun
SECOND CHANCE SPOTLIGHT: Your donations make a difference
CULINARY PROGRAM: Online Curriculum
LEGACY GIVING: You Can Help
Newsletter Articles
RESIDENT TESTIMONY: Christian’s Testimony & Culinary Final Experience
PROGRAM UPDATE: Partnership with the Pacific Grove Adult School
ANNUAL DINNER RECAP: Banquet
SECOND CHANCE SPOTLIGHT: What’s Happening at Second Chance?
LEGACY GIVING: You Can Help
Newsletter Articles
PROGRAM UPDATE: Gleaning From Homeboy Industries
SECOND CHANCE SPOTLIGHT: Pacific Grove Good Old Days Festival
RESIDENT TESTIMONY: A Hopeful Future
CULINARY PROGRAM: The Bridge Culinary Program
Newsletter Articles
PROGRAM UPDATE: Equipping and Sending Off
STAFF SPOTLIGHT: Mentoring at Work
RESIDENT TESTIMONY: Finding the Way Out
CULINARY PROGRAM: Learning Much More Than Culinary Skills
I want to thank all of you who participated in our recent Capital Campaign. Ephesians 3:20 says, “our God is able to do exceedingly, abundantly above all we ask or think”. And in the case of the Capital Campaign, He certainly has. I am thrilled to report[…]
We’ve all been so affected by Covid-19, but it has affected some people that many don’t think about – those in the Monterey County Jail. Many people come into The Bridge because […]
The pre-corona virus and opioid crisis have been a big national news story because there’s about 30% increase of people relapsing. Our standpoint at The Bridge is […]
I’m seeing Christianity in action that has really hit me and has powerfully affected our Bridge residents during the Covid-19 lockdown. A chapter in my book, Comfortably Numb, talks about […]
One of my favorite Scriptures is Matthew 28:19 that basically says, “Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations,” and that’s the season where […]
Some things happen by chance. This one didn’t. Pastor Rob Rainey, senior pastor of Calvary Napa, and his wife, Jessica, hoped to start […]
As you may know about me by now, growing up, my life was completely dysfunctional. There was nothing “normal” during my high school years. But despite all the chaos around me […]
The 12th annual Bridge banquet is just around the corner, and I look forward to seeing you on October 19th at Calvary Monterey to celebrate all of the successes that are made possible because of […]
Looking ahead to 2018, I’d like to first look back to the promise God gave me some 18 years ago in Joel 2:25, “The Lord will restore the years that the locusts have eaten.”. In November 1999 following […]
We all meet people in everyday life, some good some not so good. Some will have a negative influence and some will have a positive influence on our life. Then [...]
Something I learned early on in my recovery was that for 40 years I thought only of myself. I was the center of my own universe, but by the grace […]
Describing how a program works is best explained by hearing from the people who founded it and have seen lives thoroughly changed. So to learn about the Vocational Training Program […]
It’s a blessing to see the progress The Bridge made in 2015 and to look towards more growth in 2016. Not only will we reach our 10th year in November […]
Mike’s “Regeneration Show” can now be hear on KKMC on 880 AM dial. The show is aired at 11 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays and again late Saturday night. Mike […]
Eight years ago, Michele and I stepped out in faith and, with the help of many others, launched The Bridge Restoration Ministry [...]
Why do we ride? The answer is easy: because we care for the men of the Bridge. It is that common care that inspires us to take action and become part of […]
The year 2013 saw momentous changes for the Bridge. This House of Hope previously had 15 men, but became city approved for 22 men and has been at capacity ever […]
It’s our first step on the Walk of Hope! We’ve completed our first order of 25 bricks for the Walk of Hope – will you be in our next one? […]
Mike and Michele Casey received the ‘Volunteers of the Year’ award for Pacific Grove in May of this year. An evening of […]
The second annual dinner auction fundraiser to help support The Bridge Restoration Ministry took place […]
In Psalm 119, we read, “ How can a young man cleanse his way? By taking heed to your word.” (Psalm 119:9). We believe that by […]
We are very pleased and give thanks to God for the fruit that the Bridge Restoration Ministry is bearing in the lives of men that have been […]