Bridging the Gap

Ages Served:  Children

1121 Broadway,   Kerrville, TX  78028

Needs:  Counselor

Website: www.petersonrmc.com   

Service Times: Week days

Contact:  Liz Murray,  830-258-7799

E-mail:  bridgingthegap@petersonrmc.com

Other Needs:  adults who are willing to work in pairs to facilitate bereavement groups for children.

Mission Statement:  Bridging the Gap is a community service of Peterson Regional Medical Center designed to help children, between grades K-12, who are grieving the death of a loved one. Volunteer facilitators receive 5 nights of training on children's grief and then work 6 consecutive Tuesday nights from early October to right before Thanksgiving with children divided up by age groups. There is no previous experience required, just a desire to help grieving children.  

Alpha-Omega Life Center

Ages Served: Adults & Senior Adults

704 Jefferson Street, Kerrville, TX  78028

Needs: Mentor, Teacher, Office,/Clerical, Maint./Repairs, Counselor, Speaker/Motivator,  

Website: www.alphaomegalifecenter.org  

Service Times: Week days

Contact:  Apryl Bentley   830-792-5644

E-mail:  director@alphaomegalifecenter.org  

Other Needs:  Preparation of Newsletter and special events mailouts. Fundraisers for our Baby Bottle Boomerangs, baby showers, Belk's Charity Day Sales, and Annual Spelling Bee Fundraiser.

Mission Statement:  Our organization is Kerrville's life-affirming pregnancy resource center. Our mission is: To strengthen people in family related crisis through no cost counseling and education services in a confidential and accepting environment.   

Riverside Nature Center

Ages Served: Teens, Adults, Sr. Adults

150 Francisco Lemos,   Kerrville, TX   78028

Needs: Teacher, Maint./Repairs, Counselor, Speaker/Motivator

Website:  www.riversidenaturecenter.org

Service Times: Both

Contact:  Barbara Stidham    830-257–4837

E-mail:  director@riversidenaturecenter.org

Other Needs: Teach or assist teachers in lessons for school group on nature related topics; lead tours of grounds (after training on the native plants on on the grounds; plant docent; teach adult education in seminars on nature topics; counselor or assistant for summer day camps; work on the grounds (after training) planting, weeding, moving plants, pruning; assist with special projects and/or special events

Mission Statement: Riverside Nature Center is dedicated to fostering greater awareness and appreciation of the Texas Hill Country's natural resources through information, education, and by example.