Bridge Meadows

“The form 990 is prepared by an independent cpa firm. Management and the board of directors review the form 990 prior to filing with the irs.”

“The organization monitors compliance with the conflict of interest policy by requiring board members to disclose conflicts when they initially join the board and annually thereafter. In addition, conflicts of interest are checked and discussed prior to the engagement of any new business.”

“The board of directors of bridge meadows determines and approves the compensation of the executive director. The compensation is determined by weighing three factors: 1) the amount spend on executive leadership and development costs during a capital campaign, 2) capital campaign leadership market comparables offered by the willamette valley development officers association and local capital campaign counsel, and 3) other variables taken into consideration such as the complexity of the job, environment surrounding the job, and disruption in the business to replace the incumbent. All deliberations and decisions by the board of directors on the amount of compensation to the executive director are documented.”

“The organization makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy, and financial statements available to the public upon request.”

“Bridge meadows' mission is to develop and sustain supportive intergenerational communities for families of children who have experienced foster care that promotes permanency, community, and caring relationships, while offering safety and meaningful purpose in the daily lives of older adults.”

“In september 2017, bridge meadows proudly welcomed home 74 new residents to our second intergenerational housing community in beaverton, replicating our original program in north portland,and more than doubling the number of children, parents, and elders to be served across two sites. Bridge meadows offers a powerful alternative to the isolation, trauma, and adversity that too many foster youth, their adoptive families, and low- income elders endure. Our "whole community" approach leverages the power of place, permanence, and shared social purpose to improve residents' housing stability, access to health resources, educational attainment, and community connection. It begins with the grounding roots of a physical environment to call home, and this threshold to permanence sets the stage for former foster youth succeed in school, for adoptive parents to build parenting skills and stable families, and for elders of modest means to age in place and stay healthy, their lives filled with purpose. Together, all three generations build resilience and improved health and wellness.”

“Specific resident services include case management, professional counseling, in-home support, support groups, and academic support (tutoring). With the support of community partners and resources -- kinship house, portland state university's school of social work, and oregon health and science university -- 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/kinship house partnership was reinforced with the creation of a co-located community support specialist (who is a qualified mental health professional) position, which ensures residents have consistent access to address therapeutic needs as they emerge and prevent them from disruptiong the trust and healthy relationships that residents have been so successful at building with each other. Services are targed 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”