CHILD BRIDGE INC
PO BOX 2945, BIGFORK, MT 59911 childbridgemontana.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: CHILD BRIDGE RECRUITS FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES FOR MONTANA'S ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN. THROUGH 7 OFFICES ACROSS THE STATE, WE EQUIP FAMILIES WITH A VARIETY OF RESOURCES AND TRAINING TO CARE FOR CHILDREN.

RECRUITING FOSTER/ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. MORE THAN 3,000 CHILDREN ACROSS MONTANA HAVE BEEN REMOVED FROM THEIR BIOLOGICAL HOMES DUE TO ABUSE OR NEGLECT. CHILD BRIDGE RECRUITS' FAMILIES FROM LOCAL FAITH COMMUNITIES TO CARE FOR THESE CHILDREN, WHETHER THEIR NEED IS TEMPORARY (FOSTER CARE) OR PERMANENT (ADOPTION). IN 2020, CHILD BRIDGE RECRUITED 209 NEW FAMILIES AND HELPED THEM NAVIGATE THE STATE'S TRAINING AND LICENSING PROCESS. IN 2020, THE STATE PLACED 380 CHILDREN IN THE CARE OF A CHILD BRIDGE FAMILY. SINCE 2011, THE STATE HAS PLACED MORE THAN 1,800 CHILDREN IN THE CARE OF A CHILD BRIDGE FAMILY. IN 2020, 55 OF THESE CHILDREN WERE ADOPTED, BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 197 SINCE 2011.

EQUIPPING FOSTER/ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. CARING FOR A CHILD WHO HAS EXPERIENCED ABUSE AND NEGLECT IS DIFFERENT FROM CARING FOR ONE FROM A STABLE ENVIRONMENT. FAMILIES NEED TO BE SUPPORTED, NOT JUST RECRUITED. IN 2020, CHILD BRIDGE SUPPORTED 600 FOSTER/ADOPTIVE FAMILIES. ONE WAY THAT CHILD BRIDGE EQUIPS FAMILIES IS THROUGH MONTHLY FAMILY RESOURCE GROUPS, TYPICALLY INCLUDES DINNER, CHILDCARE, EXPERT EDUCATION. AFTER COVID-19 HIT THESE RESOURCE GROUPS WERE CONVERTED TO VIRTUAL RESOURCE GROUPS. IN 2020, GROUPS MET IN 14 COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE STATE AND SERVED 2,615 ADULT CAREGIVERS AND CHILDREN PARTICIPATED IN THESE MEETUPS. SINCE 2011, MORE THAN 29,000 ADULTS AND FAMILIES HAVE RECEIVED SUPPORT AT A FAMILY RESOURCE GROUP.

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