Title
Donation to The Bridge Teen Center
History
The Bridge Teen Center is a nonprofit teen center located in Orland Park that serves students in 7th through 12th grade. Programs at The Bridge Teen Center are offered free of charge, and are designed to help students develop mentally, physically, and emotionally in a safe environment. Since opening in Orland Park in 2010, The Bridge has provided 30,000 program sessions to more than 3,000 Orland Park area teens who participated in their afterschool program. The Bridge Teen Center is also helping to coordinate a community-wide anti-bullying campaign.
Priscilla Steinmetz, founder and executive director, was honored in 2013 by Moraine Valley Community College with a Business Champion Award for Excellence in the “Training and Development” category in recognition of the holistic after school programming at The Bridge Teen Center that is shaping the next generation of the workforce. Some of the programs offered at The Bridge Teen Center include Educational Support, Everyday Life, and Community Connections program areas.
Financial Impact
$5,000 available in Account #010-1500-432990
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve a $5,000 donation to The Bridge Teen Center to support their work of providing free afterschool programs, including anti-bullying programs, to teens in the Orland Park area.