Bridge Meadows

Specific resident services include case management, professional counseling, in-home support, support groups, and academic support (tutoring). Residents participate in educational workshops/sessions that target information about successful parenting, understanding trauma, physical and mental health, nutrition,exercise and healthy living. Individual, group and educational support are provided by qualified mental health professionals (qmhp). To address community building and understanding community needs, weekly social hours, monthly community check-in, and quarterly community forums are held and facilitated by staff.

Bridge meadows partners extensively with other community groups, formally and informally. For example, kinship house assists with onsite therapeutic services for children and families, staff consultation and educational training. They also provide ongoing permanency support to ensure that families have the skills and confidence they need to address their children's unique needs and that the family as a whole needs to thrive. The bridge meadows community support specialist ensures residents have consistent access to address therapeutic needs as they emerge and prevent them from disrupting the trust and healthy relationships that residents have been so successful at building with each other. Services are targeted to assist residents achieving the outcomes of:*academic success of youth*housing stability for families and seniors*permanency for foster youth*increased health and well-being for youth, parents, and seniors*social cohesion of youth, parents, and seniors*resiliency of youth, parents, and seniors