Bridge Children's Advocacy Center

The Bridge Children's Advocacy Center is a child friendly facility that allows law enforcement, child protection services, prosecutors and the medical and mental health communities to work together to assist child victims in a comprehensive and cohesive manner.

The Bridge is best known for our forensic interviews.  Children who have been victims of abuse are brought to The Bridge and interviewed by specially trained forensic interviewers.  The interviews are digitally record and used in place of the child having to tell their story over and over again, being re-victimized each time they tell it.  We interview over 1,000 children per year (from across the panhandle).

Our mission is to empower Texas Panhandle children, nurturing their journey toward healing and justice. We work to achieve the mission by collaborating with over 70 partner agencies across the 26 counties of the panhandle. 

The Bridge offers many services including:  Forensic Interviewing, Victim's Assistance and Community and Safety Education Programs.  The Bridge encourages volunteers to find a place to get involved.

Volunteer Job Positions Descriptions

Case Coordinator Volunteer: Coordinate, gather, and record information needed from agencies involved in the multi-disciplinary team.

Community Outreach Volunteer: Assisting staff with safety education programs in the school setting with grades Pre-k through 12th grade. Representing the agency at conferences and health fairs by providing attendees information regarding The Bridge and its mission of protecting children against child abuse and neglect.

Family Advocacy Volunteer: Responsible for conducting follow-up with families, providing information for referrals the family may need, and obtaining an evaluation of services. This position will compile the data from the evaluations and develop a report.

Special Events Volunteer: This volunteer is responsible for decorating for the holidays and special functions. Assist with events as needed in varying capacities. 

General Facility Volunteer: Sorting and managing donations, organization of basement storage. Ensure the family area is orderly, with updated pamphlets, magazines, the play area is orderly and clean, without broken toys. Ensure all items are stocked and prepared for children and families, for examples, toy shelf stocked, refrigerators stocked with juice and sodas, crackers are available. Answer phones and greet families, team members and the general public.