BRIDGE Ambassadors
Building Resource Insight & Direction Groups for Equity
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What You Need to Know
What You Need to Know
BRIDGE Ambassadors help neighbors access resources by sharing what they know about organizations, local places, lived experiences, or useful skills. We don’t reinvent wheels. When possible, we connect people to what already exists.
What Ambassadors Do:
What Ambassadors Do:
Answer occasional messages asking for advice or referrals
Share insight, not necessarily take on cases
Help us understand what’s possible, what’s accessible, and what’s missing
Connect people to resources in a non-judgmental, non-bureaucratic way
Strengthen relationships across communities, neighborhoods, and service systems
Time Commitment:
Time Commitment:
Flexible. You choose how often you want to be contacted. Most ambassadors respond only when a need overlaps with their knowledge.
Contact Method:
Contact Method:
How we contact you will be dependent on the circle of influence and the ambassador's access but we will likely be reaching out through Email, Signal, Phone, or Text.
Ambassador Circles Will Be Formed Around:
Ambassador Circles Will Be Formed Around:
Resource Navigation: People who know local orgs, programs, systems
Location & Geography: People who know specific neighborhoods, rural spots
Lived Experience Insight: People who’ve personally navigated housing, parenting, disability, re-entry, youth services, etc.
Skills-Based: repairs, translation, tech help, paperwork, advocacy, etc.
BRIDGE Workflow
BRIDGE Workflow
Ambassadors are contacted at Step 4, at which point they can contribute relevant info to the best of their ability.
Step 1 Initial Need Intake Processed by CMA
Step 1 Initial Need Intake Processed by CMA
The community needs that we know of are listed on our Quest List. This page is informed by an internal spreadsheet.
Step 2 Identify Need Type(s). Is this about:
Step 2 Identify Need Type(s). Is this about:
Housing
Basic Needs
Education, Youth, and Family Support
Aging and Senior Support
Health, Well-Being, Safety, and Crisis Support
Inclusion, Community Support, Advocacy
Inclusion, Community Support, Advocacy
Environment, Conservation, and Agriculture
Community Development, Philanthropy, and Collaboration
Location specific issues
Step 3 Ping Relevant BRIDGE Circles:
Step 3 Ping Relevant BRIDGE Circles:
A short message goes to the ambassadors connected to that circle
(example: “Anyone familiar with housing resources for seniors in BV?”)
Step 4 Ambassadors Respond With Insight
Step 4 Ambassadors Respond With Insight
who to call
what’s available
barriers
alternatives
lived experience insight
relevant organizations or people
Step 5 Chaffee Mutual Aid Compiles BRIDGEd Insight:
Step 5 Chaffee Mutual Aid Compiles BRIDGEd Insight:
We will craft a clear path forward for the neighbor.
We connect the person to the resource, org, or directly to the skilled volunteer.
Step 6 Follow-Up
Step 6 Follow-Up
Check in to see if the resource worked.
Share systemic gaps with ambassadors so patterns are visible.
Step 7 Reflection & Add New Info to Our Growing Knowledge Base.
Step 7 Reflection & Add New Info to Our Growing Knowledge Base.
Target BRIDGE Ambassadorships
Target BRIDGE Ambassadorships
Housing
Housing
BETCH
Chaffee Housing Trust
Habitat for Humanity (Chaffee County)
Housing Solutions Fund
Basic Needs
Basic Needs
Chaffee Cares
Chaffee County Hospitality, Inc.
Community Pet Fund
First Presbyterian
Foodshed Alliance
Methodist Church
Sharing & Caring
Education, Youth, and Family Support
Education, Youth, and Family Support
Boys & Girls Club of Chaffee County
Buena Vista Pregnancy Center
Buena Vista School District
Colorado Mountain College
Colorado State University
ElevateHER
Family & Youth Initiatives (FYI)
Salida School District
Sparkle Hangouts
Aging and Senior Support
Aging and Senior Support
Ark Valley Helping Hands
Mountain Valley Transit
Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteers
Valley to Valley Senior Care
Health, Well-Being, Safety, and Crisis Support
Health, Well-Being, Safety, and Crisis Support
The Alliance
Chaffee Community Clinic
Chaffee Public Health
The Colorado Health Foundation
Heart Of The Rockies Regional Medical Center
Mindfulness in the Jail Program
NAMI Chaffee County
Sagebrush Recovery
Solvista
Inclusion, Community Support, Advocacy
Inclusion, Community Support, Advocacy
BV Pride Coalition
Central Colorado SURJ (CCSURJ)
KHEN Community Radio
Lovers BV
PFCA
PFLAG Buena Vista Ark Valley
Environment, Conservation, and Agriculture
Environment, Conservation, and Agriculture
Foodshed Alliance
GARNA (Greater Arkansas River Nature Association)
Guidestone
Southwest Conservation Corps (SCC)
Buena Vista
Buena Vista
BV Basecamp
Collegiate Commons
The Midland Apartments
Pinon Pines Mobile Home Park
River Rest Mobile Home Park
Sleeping Indian Mobile Park
Sunrise Manor
Valley Mobile RV Park
Nathrop
Nathrop
Chalk Creek Campground & RV Park
Chateau Chaparral
Salida
Salida
Angelview Apartments
Apple Grove Mobile Home Park
Eastside MHP
Grand View Park
Magpie
McCoy Mobile Village
Mt. Shavano Manor
Riverbend Apartments
Rivers Edge MHP
Salida Apartments
Salida Ridge Apartments
Poncha Springs
Poncha Springs
De Anza Vista
Mountain Valley Mobile Home Park
Local Government and Law Enforcement
Local Government and Law Enforcement
Board of County Commissioners
Buena Vista City Council
Buena Vista Police Department
Chaffee County Sheriff's Office
Poncha Springs Board of Trustees
Salida City Council
Salida Police Department
Community Development, Philanthropy, and Collaboration
Community Development, Philanthropy, and Collaboration
Alpine Achievers
Chaffee County Community Foundation (CCCF)
Chaffee County Women Who Care (CCWWC)
Mountain Valley Transit
Neighbor to Neighbor Volunteers
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