NEWS RELEASE | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:<\/strong>\u00a0April 27, 2023<\/span> The BRIDGE Family Resource Connector Network announces the hiring of Phillip Burrell as Senior Director of Programs. Through this role he will oversee programs and initiatives at a network of Family Resource Centers throughout the Omaha Metro.<\/p>\n The BRIDGE FRC Network\u2019s goal is to prevent entrance into the child welfare and juvenile justice system by connecting families to concrete supports, helping access wrap-around services, and providing coaching. Through a network of place-based \u201cspokes,\u201d The BRIDGE will align needs throughout the community with established resources.<\/p>\n \u201cPhillip\u2019s current role serving young adults through\u00a0<\/span>Project Everlast Omaha<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>(PEO) makes him the ideal leader for The BRIDGE programming initiatives,\u201d said Marian Fey, BRIDGE Executive Director. \u201cI\u2019m excited to bring him on board as we work to transform system prevention.\u201d<\/p>\n Project Everlast Omaha, currently administered by the\u00a0<\/span>Nebraska Children and Families Foundation<\/a><\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/span>(NCFF), is a youth-led initiative committed to providing community resources, connections and supports to young adults as they transition to adulthood. Under Burrell\u2019s leadership, The BRIDGE will work in partnership with NCFF to align the mission, vision, and continued PEO work into the Family Resource Connector Network.<\/p>\n Burrell brings more than two decades of experience working with teens and young adults to The BRIDGE. He earned a degree from University of Nebraska at Omaha and an MPA from Bellevue University. Prior to his position at PEO, he served as Program Director at the Partnership for Kids, where he managed a team of program managers and specialists, monitored the agency\u2019s progress related to the mentoring program, and maintained active involvement with family engagement and student interaction and retention.<\/p>\n \u201cI am thrilled to continue working towards positive change in the community where I grew up and call \u2018home,\u2019\u201d Burrell said.<\/p>\n \u201cThe BRIDGE Board of Directors enthusiastically welcomes Phillip to our team,\u201d said Chris Rodgers, BRIDGE board chair. \u201cHe brings incredible expertise, experience and community credibility to the position.\u201d<\/p>\n Questions about\u00a0<\/span>The BRIDGE Family Resource Connector Network<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>can be addressed to Executive Director, Marian Fey at\u00a0<\/span>marian@bridgefamilynetwork.org<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n # # #<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The BRIDGE Family Resource Connector Network announces the hiring of Phillip Burrell as Senior Director of Programs. Through this role he will oversee programs and initiatives at a network of Family Resource Centers throughout the Omaha Metro.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":65,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":62,"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52\/revisions\/62"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Contact: Chris Rodgers; Board Chair\u00a0<\/span>chris.rodgers@douglascounty-ne.gov<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=”2_5,3_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”15px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”2_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/bridgefamilynetwork.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Phillip-Burrell.jpg” title_text=”Phillip Burrell” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”3_5″ _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]