The Bridge Impact Youth Center - OKC

10/06/2026

BRIDGE BUILDER SPOTLIGHT: BECKY KELLY

Becky Kelly first heard about The Bridge Impact Center on a podcast. After learning about our work, she reached out and asked, “How can I help?”

That question turned into more than three years of service. Becky led Kitchen Boot Camp, one of our most popular classes, where students learned by doing, built culinary skills, and explored new possibilities in the kitchen. She and her husband, Brice, also volunteered at Bridge events.

To the Kelly's, thank you for the time, care, and consistency you gave our students. We’re grateful you chose to be Bridge Builders, and we hope you’re enjoying retirement, Becky!

Interested in becoming a Bridge Builder? Visit https://www.urbanbridge.org.

10/02/2026

20,000 REASONS...

20,000 REASONS TO KEEP BUILDING! 🗣

Urban Bridge is honored to be selected as a 2026 Nextep Gives Back Grant Recipient, receiving a $20,000 investment to support our continued work with young people in Northeast Oklahoma City.

We’re grateful to Nextep for believing in the work, the mission, and most importantly, the young people we have the privilege of serving.

Thank you for helping us continue creating spaces where young people can discover opportunity, build confidence, develop their gifts, and keep moving toward the future they deserve.

09/29/2026

FILM CLUB: "Ripple Effect" ⏳️

Ripple Effect started with an idea from one of our Film Club students: a time traveler goes into the future with one rule—don’t touch anything. Our crew took that idea and built a short film around what the camera shows, what it holds back, and when the audience gets the reveal. That’s what we love about Film Club: watching a young person’s idea become a story they can bring to life.

09/28/2026

Keep Pursuing Life: Carry Hope Forward

For the last few weeks, we've explored what it means to be In Pursuit of Life.

We've cared for our wellness. Nurtured connection. Considered what gives life meaning. Made room for grief. Reminded one another that our presence matters. Practiced reaching out. And held onto hope.

Pursuing life doesn't mean every day will feel easy or meaningful. It means continuing to participate in your story, caring for yourself, staying connected, seeking support, making room for both grief and joy, and remaining open to what is still ahead.

As Su***de Prevention Month continues, may we carry this beyond September. Let's build families, schools, workplaces, churches, friendships, and communities where people don't have to hide their pain to belong.

Keep pursuing connection. Keep pursuing meaning. Keep pursuing wellness. Keep pursuing hope. Keep pursuing life.

✨ Weekly Challenge: Create your personal Life Compass by answering four questions: What grounds me? Who connects me? What gives me hope? What am I moving toward? Keep your answers somewhere you can return to when the journey feels difficult.

09/22/2026

FILM CLUB: "DON'T PUSH" ✋🏾🛑

Would you push the button?

Our Film Club students turned a simple question into a micro-short about curiosity, choices, and consequences. Don’t Push is what happens when young people get the space to create, experiment, and bring an idea to life—building confidence, sharpening their voice, and powering their potential one story at a time.

09/21/2026

YOUR PRESENCE MATTERS 👥

September is Su***de Prevention Month, and we're beginning with something simple but powerful:
Your presence matters.

Su***de prevention isn't only about responding in moments of crisis. It's also about creating communities where people feel connected, noticed, valued, and safe enough to say when they aren't okay.

We may never fully know what another person is carrying. A check-in, an invitation, a listening ear, or simply noticing someone's absence can communicate something deeply important: I see you. You matter here.

As we continue our pursuit of life, let's become more intentional about reminding one another that none of us has to travel alone.

✨ Weekly Challenge: Choose one person and intentionally remind them that their presence matters. Check in. Listen. Invite. Encourage. Be present.

***dePreventionMonth

09/21/2026

HOPE HAS A HOME. 💙

09/15/2026

FILM CLUB: "I'M FINE" 🎬🧟‍♀️

Our latest Film Club micro-short, I’m Fine, started with an original concept brought to the table by one of our students. Watching our young filmmakers trust their creativity and work together to bring their own ideas to life is exactly what Film Club is all about!

09/14/2026

HOLD ON TO HOPE: Your Story Is Still Being Written

Hope doesn't require us to pretend that everything is okay.

Sometimes hope is confident and expectant. Other times, it's much quieter. Hope can look like making the appointment, answering the phone, getting through today, allowing someone to sit with you, praying when you don't have the words, or believing that what hurts right now does not have to hurt this way forever.

During Su***de Prevention Month, we are reminded of the importance of helping people see possibilities beyond their present pain.

There are still people to meet, places to go, things to learn, love to give and receive, purpose to discover, ordinary days to enjoy, and chapters that haven't been written yet.

✨ Weekly Challenge: Make a list called “What I'm Looking Forward To.” Include at least three things—big or small—that you want to experience, see, become, contribute, or simply be here for.

***dePreventionMonth