The Bridge

The Bridge "...empowering Topeka youth to become servant leaders through mutually transforming relationships..." The Bridge is a Christian mentoring program.

Our mission is to empower Topeka children and youth to become servant leaders through mutually transforming relationships. Our vision is to meet kids and their families right where they are. We connect them with mentors during elementary school and follow them through high school graduation. We dream of partnering with churches across the city to send volunteer mentors into every elementary school

in Topeka. Recently, however, the leadership team has sensed a problem: some kids need more. The kids facing the most obstacles in life are the hardest to reach with volunteer mentors, especially during a pandemic. Leaders began to dream of a new way to serve the most vulnerable children and their families. In 2021 The Bridge will implement a new mentoring model designed to support the most vulnerable children and their families. This new program will match children facing the most obstacles in life with a salaried, professional mentor. Mentors will begin in kindergarten, and walk with each child through high school graduation, no matter what. These mentors will work with each child every week on our strengths based curriculum--things like resilience, integrity, and belonging.

1023 SW 8th Ave
Topeka, Ks 66606

Join us for Breakfast for The Bridge 2026! We will be gathering to celebrate all that God is doing through The Bridge on...
03/29/2026

Join us for Breakfast for The Bridge 2026! We will be gathering to celebrate all that God is doing through The Bridge on April 11th at 9 am. We would love to see you there!

Register at: https://www.bridgeoftopeka.org/

Sometimes, perseverance comes from having a friend who works hard and shows you what’s possible. Other times, perseveran...
03/27/2026

Sometimes, perseverance comes from having a friend who works hard and shows you what’s possible. Other times, perseverance comes from having a friend who will urge you on when it hurts. Either way, overcoming hard things is easier when you’ve got a buddy!

Persistence is continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. Persistence is...
03/13/2026

Persistence is continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition. Persistence is the core strength we focus on in March. Bridge mentors and lunch buddies are pretty great at persisting, and most of the time they seem to have fun too.

Perseverance is a noun. According to Webster, it means “continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties...
03/04/2026

Perseverance is a noun. According to Webster, it means “continued effort to do or achieve something despite difficulties, failure, or opposition”.

Bridge Kids have perseverance. In the past year, we have watched their accomplishments in sports reach levels that we would never have believed. We have watched their academic abilities grow in ways that have amazed us. We have watched them fight to have joy in spite of pain.

They inspire us to keep putting effort into what’s important, and it’s our joy to walk beside them as they do the same.

No one becomes the best version of themselves by themselves. We all have an innate need to belong.
02/24/2026

No one becomes the best version of themselves by themselves. We all have an innate need to belong.

Here at The Bridge, we want a place where the whole family feels like they belong! A place you belong just the way you a...
02/14/2026

Here at The Bridge, we want a place where the whole family feels like they belong!

A place you belong just the way you are.
Before you try. Before you change. Before you get it “right.”
There is space for your thoughts, your feelings, your questions, and your dreams.
You are part of something good and kind,
and there is a place in it that only you can fill.

You are loved.
You are wanted.
You belong. 💛

-Jeff Martens, Life Buddy Mentor

Every month, in our Life Buddies program, we have a general focus called our Core Strengths. We plan activities and inte...
02/04/2026

Every month, in our Life Buddies program, we have a general focus called our Core Strengths. We plan activities and intentional conversations based on that month's theme. February's theme is "Belonging."

In a world where kids can feel so alone, even when surrounded by others, we want to make sure our kids feel seen, loved, and that they belong. They belong with us, their families and friends, and most importantly they belong with Jesus.

We are soaking up these last few days of fall with the kids!
11/21/2025

We are soaking up these last few days of fall with the kids!

Come support our young entrepreneurs at the Downtown Topeka Farmers Market this morning!
09/27/2025

Come support our young entrepreneurs at the Downtown Topeka Farmers Market this morning!

This Saturday, come check out what our young entrepreneurs are making!
09/25/2025

This Saturday, come check out what our young entrepreneurs are making!

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Topeka, KS

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+17857833926

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