Nearly 100 people including 50 children from 15 families showed up for BBFK's first annual Easter party held in partnership with The Salvation Army. The evening was...

We were very excited to have such a great turn out for our first annual Christmas Party on Saturday December 12th and it was a hit! The party opened up with a message...

BBFK children and their mentors had the opportunity to fish, swim, boat and participate in many other events at a private home on Lake...

It was BBFK Night at the Rochester Honkers. Mentors, children, volunteers and staff spent the evening together at the Rochester Honkers baseball game as part of BBFK night. Prior to the game everyone got together for a picnic supper at park along the river. It was a fun night thoroughly...

Bridge Builders for Kids recently established a partnership with Prison Fellowship Ministries. This partnership will be a team effort between BBFK, Prison Fellowship and local churches participating in Prison Fellowship's...

BBFK recently began a partnership with the MN Timberwolves. Timberwolves President and born-again Christian, Chris Wright welcomed a crowd of over 100 people attending a BBFK awareness-building event...

A recent e-mail from the Council of Crime and Justice pointed out that 1 in 26 adults in Minnesota are under correctional control. (This is according to a PEW fact sheet on Minnesota). the e-mail goes on to say..."Minnesota is often, and rightly, lauded as being judicious in our use of prison (we use incarceration less than any other state but Maine). HOWEVER, Minnesota has the 4th highest percentage of adults on probation or parole. When we talk about collateral consequences of criminal conviction, this is...

Inmates at Moose Lake Correctional Facility presented a check for $1000 to Bridge Builders for Kids. Inmates raised the funds through fund raising activities within the prison. Considering inmates only make a few cents per hour working at jobs within the prison, this is one of the most sacrificial donation Bridge Builders for Kids has received. Executive Director, Jeff Bremer and Program Director, Jessica Solem had the opportunity to ...

Washington, DC - 02/28/2008 - For the first time in history more than one in every 100 adults in America are in jail or prison—a fact that significantly impacts state budgets without delivering a clear return on public safety. According to a new report released today by the Pew Center on the States’ Public Safety Performance Project, at the start of 2008, 2,319,258 adults were held in American prisons or jails, or one in every 99.1 men and women...