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How many families/children live in each shelter? |
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The number of families ranges in each shelter from 5 families up to 70 families in one of the largest Philadelphia shelters. In the largest shelters, there can be a couple hundred children living there at any time. |
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Where are most of the shelters located? |
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Most of the shelters and transitional homes that BuildaBridge works in are in North and West Philadelphia. |
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Does BuildaBridge only work with children? |
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No; through the Create! Opportunity program, BuildaBridge provides basic life skills training to families and parents in transitional homes and shelters. Some of the courses include financial management, healthy living, parenting, spirituality, and job skills. Create! Opportunity helps bridge the gaps between professionals in communities and those most in need of life skills information and training. |
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How old are the children you work with? |
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The children and youth that we work with are generally between the ages of 6-18. |
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Do BuildaBridge teachers have to teach about God in class? |
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Our focus is on spiritual development; we train for and encourage spiritual development in children. Our training includes topics of identity and family, forgiveness, service to others, community, and a sense of otherness (God). Through our research, we know that ritual and creativity are essential elements in this development. We encourage partnerships with congregations, the involvement of children in religious instruction, and attendance in worship activities. Most of the children and families we work with have a religious background; we focus on the core elements of spirituality and not on specific religious or doctrinal training. Teachers are not expected to teach about God in their classes; however, if a child asks questions teachers are allowed to answer to the best of their ability. Children are also encouraged to express their own faith through their artwork or verbally if they desire. |
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What does one of the classes in the shelters look like? How long do they last? |
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Each class looks a little bit different, though BuildaBridge trains and enlists professional artists and volunteers to provide classes in dance, drama, music, visual arts, culinary arts, and creative writing. The classes last for 10-15 weeks and take place once or twice per week (about 1-2 hours each session). BuildaBridge uses an energetic and creative approach to step out of the box of traditional art education. We highly value learning through participation and take a holistic approach to teaching through four ?blessings??artistic, academic, social, and spiritual. |
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What do you mean when you say you speak "blessings"? |
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See our book, Taking it to the Streets for a complete explanation of the "blessings" and corollary theories. There is a story in the Old Testament about a young boy who, according to today's standards, might be considered forced into child labor. Samuel's mother, Hannah, had prayed for years for a child. When Eli, the family priest, became old and blind, Hannah brought Samuel to the temple to care for him. Samuel was an obedient child and spent the days caring for the old man. One night while he was sleeping in a nearby room, someone called his name, Samuel. Thinking it was the old priest, Samuel came to Eli; but it was not him. After this happened several times, the old priest told Samuel to answer the voice, for it could have been the voice of God. It was. And, in a dream, God spoke a blessing into Samuel's life with vision for his future. |
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How long have BuildaBridge programs been operational? |
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BuildaBridge began in 1997, though the organization did not receive their non-profit 501(c)3 status until 2000. |
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Do families have to pay to enroll their children in classes? |
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At this point all BuildaBridge classes in transitional homes and shelters are free to the participants. The Institute and Overseas Programs charge a fee. |
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