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About Bristol's Promise
A little history and overview...
Bristol's Promise actually had its beginnings in a group called the Youth Networking Alliance. This "alliance" of community members who were committed to network together to better serve Bristol youth, met regularly at the Bristol United Way office since 1998. Spearheaded by Police Deputy Chief Mike Yaniero and then Councilwoman Margaret Feierabend, the Bristol Youth Networking Allaince served as a vehicle for agencies to pull together, sharing ideas and resources, to meet the growing needs of Bristol youth.
In the spring of 2001, King College, a Youth Networking Alliance participant, received the designation as a "College of Promise", due to initiatives in all Five Promise areas of America's Promise. With the Youth Networking Alliance already in place, and using King's experience as a model, an application for Bristol to be designated a "Community of Promise" was prepared to submit to the national office of America's Promise in the fall of 2001.
In that process, the Youth Networking Alliance participants were key, compiling information of all their initiatives in each of the Five Promise areas to our youth. You can see all the services they provide in our "Resources and Partners" section and we look forward to adding new partners as we grow. With the help of Bristol Youth Leadership, a program of the Bristol Chamber of Commerce, all the data was collected efficiently to complete the application. As part of the application process, letters of support were received by both Bristol City Councils as well as both Bristol City school systems, providing foundational support on both sides of the state line.
In November 2001, a community wide meeting was held at the United Way, with special guest, Richard Wells from the national America's Promise office. In addition to raising the awareness regarding America's Promise in our region, our application was submitted at that time. Shortly thereafter, Bristol was notified of our designation as a "Community of Promise".
To become a participant in Bristol's Promise: Youth Networking Alliance, learn about our meetings, programs and other events by clicking on the "Calendar" section.
To learn more about us, click to download a Bristol's Promise Brochure.
Unveiling Ceremony of Community Action Plan
4/5/2006 - On March 10, 2005, Bristol's Promise and other organizations unveiled the Community Action Plan.
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Michele Ridge, former First Lady of Pennsylvania, was the keynote speaker for the Unveiling Event. |
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Our Youth Involvement Work Group included youth from Vance Middle School who identified the Top Ten Things they wanted to see happen in Bristol |
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