Offers an opportunity for your prison aftercare
ministry to harness the power of technology to
significantly advance the cause of God’s kingdom.
Never doubt that a small group of
committed citizens can change the world;
particularly when God is on their side!
Percentage of Population
On any given day there are 615
individuals per 100,000 involved in
the justice system in Canada.
140 of those are in prison & 475 in
the community.
Only 6% of those, or
37 per 100,000, are women.
As big a problem as crime is, these
individuals represent a very small
% (.006 of the population or 6 out
of every 1,000 people.)
Who are the Clients?
Volatile:
 In their Crime Cycle
 Medicated
Scattered:
 .006 % of population; or six out of every thousand people
Transient:
 Move 30x more than the general population
Where do they Live?
You’ll find them in:
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Shared Accommodations or Rooming Houses
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Rescue Missions or Emergency Shelters
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Shared Accommodations or Alcohol & Drug Treatment Facilities
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Federal Halfway or Sober Living Houses
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Cheap Hotels
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Couch Surfing with Various Loose Acquaintances
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Sleeping Outdoors, City Parks, All Night Coffee Shops
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City Jail or Prison Cell
Other Descriptors
Dysfunctional:
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66% come from a broken home
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75% had a parent in jail & children of offenders are 8x
more likely to be incarcerated than the general
population
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55% suffer from FASD
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26% have a diagnosed mental disorder
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65% are either victims or witnesses of family violence
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90% of female & 50% of male offenders have been
sexually abused
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50% have less than a 7th grade education
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80% of offenders abuse drugs and/or alcohol
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Approximately 60% test positive for illicit drugs at
arrest
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74% were unemployed at the time of their arrest
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When not in jail average monthly income (legal &
otherwise) is less than $1,000 per month.
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75% of released inmates will be charged with another
offence within 5 years
Forsaken but Not Forgotten
The Man of
Sorrows was
despised &
rejected as well.
Isaiah 53:3
But by His stripes we are healed!
Jesus calls those who have
experienced His healing to offer an
extended hand to the oppressed.
Power of Social CRM
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Social CRM (Customer
Relationship Management) is
both a philosophy and a
business strategy involving
the use of social media
services, techniques and
technology to enable
organizations to enhance
customer engagement in
order to provide mutually
beneficial value.
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Social media can be used to
advance the cause of either
GOOD or EVIL.
Introducing Bridges Solution:
A fully integrated data management system
for responsible faith based prison aftercare.
Envisioned, Developed & Marketed by the
Bridges to New Life Society
1197 Sutherland Ave.
Kelowna, BC, V1Y 5Y2
Tel 1-250-448-6975
Fax 1-250-448-6977
www.BridgesTNL.org
Current System Capabilities
Track:
 Business Contact Information
 Individual Contact Information
 Volunteer/Worker Positions, Tasks &
Assignments
 Activity Logs
 Criminal History
 Education Completed
 Employment History
 Faith History
 Financial Health
 Goal Setting & Accomplishment
 Group Events – Planning, Calling/Soliciting,
Registration, Attendance & Results
 Health/Addictions/Medications
 Leisure/Fitness/Hobbies
 Material Needs – Housing, Food, Furnishings,
Transportation & I.D.
 Relationships – of every variety
 Revenue – Fundraising, Receipting, Sales etc.
 Staff Time Off – Sick, LWOP, Vacation
 Web Component - Donations, Volunteer
Applications as well as Mentoring, Penpal & 12 Step
data entry etc.
❖ Plus all abilities of the robust Microsoft
Dynamics online Customer Relations
Management (CRM) platform such as Outlook
integration, Mail Merge, Marketing etc. Nothing
to install and runs on any internet browser.
Expected Benefits
❖ The ability to conduct all business operations from one
centralized platform will save users thousands of hours
and hence dollars, while vastly improving overall
efficiencies and service delivery capabilities.
❖ The criminal tendencies, transient nature &
intermittent contact we have with clients makes good
record keeping invaluable.
❖ The diverse personalities, maturity & skill sets of
volunteers makes accurate & current volunteer
profiles important.
❖ Allow quicker, more efficient matching of proper
resources to client needs.
❖ Increase ability to monitor volunteer/client interaction
& be proactive in heading off potential problems.
❖ Allow measuring outcomes of efforts with clients and
provide hard data on their effectiveness.
❖ Make it easier to attract & keep large donors; who are
becoming ever more concerned about being able to
see the results of their investments.
Looking Ahead
This asset will:
❖ Provide unlimited room to expand and equip users for
unhindered growth for decades to come.
❖ Always have the most recent upgrades, and gain value
with every new release by the developer - because it
resides in the cloud.
❖ Provide the opportunity to become world leaders in non
government funded offender case management.
❖ Build safer communities while setting more captives
free (as mandated by the Master).
We are looking for other progressive
minded parties to participate and
benefit from its further development.
Why Aftercare Data Tracking