Orphan's Bridge

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Our History The idea for Orphan’s Bridge came while several of the founders were working on projects in Ciudad Mante, Mexico. The group had traveled to Mante in July of 2007 in connection with the Boulder Sister Cities organization. Ciudad Mante is a sister city to Boulder, Colorado. This was a loosely organized group going to Mexico to see where we could help. The trip agenda was to bring needed supplies to an orphanage, set up housing for a group of students in nursing school and see what other needs we could meet. Being there showed us just how wealthy we are as Americans. We realized that just a small amount of what we have could help so many kids. On top of that, we fell in love with the kids. We were all deeply touched by the visit. Before we left we were planning our return. In fact, before we arrived home we had drafted a plan to start the non-profit organization that would become Orphan's Bridge. Our plan was simply this, the non-profit would assist orphans and orphanages. We want to care for these kids. We want to enrich the lives and futures of orphans in any way we can. We want to give the innocent the opportunity to rise above the circumstances of their life and become what they want to be.
About the Founders
	Katie Peterson Katie is the originator of the Orphan’s Bridge plan. It was her heart and her compassion that gave birth to the plan of assisting orphans. Katie is a former first grade teacher. After teaching, Katie knew she wanted to continue making a difference in the lives of children. Included in her teaching skills is her training in the field of equity. She has participated in two cohorts and continued in a leadership role to help others understand the complexity of equitable issues. In addition, she has had extensive training in the area of literacy and is certified in CLIP, the Collaborative Literacy Intervention Project. Her experience brings an academic edge to help develop learning skills and an understanding of the emotional and social needs of children. Jeff Peterson Jeff has been a professional fire fighter since 1981. During his years of service he has been an EMT, hazardous materials team coordinator and lieutenant. He has developed numerous special projects and has 8 years experience in grant processes. In addition, Jeff is co-founder of Cornerstone Property Development. Cornerstone is a refurbishing company for home and commercial properties. He has 30 years experience in the building trades. Jeff brings the knowledge and trade skills for assessing and carrying out needed improvements for orphanage facilities.
Three college age young adults are also included in the founding of Orphan’s Bridge. They are Jeff and Katie’s two sons, Andrew and Brandon, and their niece, Brittney. These three bring vitality, enthusiasm and foreign language experience to the organization. They also bring multi cultural experience, extensive international travel and the experience of living abroad. Included in their vitality are their aspirations and educations for working in humanitarian fields.
Jackie has been a middle school teacher since 1982. Her work has gone beyond the classroom, reaching out to students with after school programs and giving up her personal time to spend with students in need. She has played an extensive role in WEB, a mentoring program that trains eighth grade students to integrate sixth grade students into the middle school setting . She has participated in two equity cohorts, and brings an understanding of the issues of working together in international settings. Jackie has taken part in three building projects in Mexico. Craig has been a professional fire fighter since 1995. He is a paramedic and a driver/engineer. He brings a strong compassion for children in assisting the founding board.

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