The Bridge Inc

Filing Period

Jul 1, 2012 to Jun 30, 2013

Signed

Oct 24, 2013

Return Version

2012v2.1

Gross Receipts

$3,070,091

Mission

Major Activities

Activity 2

Outpatient counseling program in irvington & caldwell - in two of the bridge facilities located at 14 park avenue in caldwell, nj and 1065 clinton avenue in irvington, nj, comprehensive behavioral health services are offered including iop outpatient addiction services. Addiction services include intensive outpatient services (iop), a structured twelve-week program which meets asam level ii criteria offered at both our irvington and caldwell sites. This program is designed for chemically dependent adult clients who require treatment that is more intensive than traditional outpatient and less intensive than residential treatment. This program consists of 10 hours (3 evenings of 3 hours each per week of group and one hour a week of individual therapy) and includes assessment, group and individual sessions and didactic presentations. Monthly multi-family groups are offered at both sites. Our outpatient drug free program consists of one (1) hour of counseling per week for both adults and youth and includes assessment, individual counseling, and urine screenings and family counseling if necessary. We also offer professional counseling services to adults, adolescents and children. These services help individuals and families with marital problems, parent/child conflicts, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviors, substance abuse and more. Our two counseling sites are staffed by licensed clinicians, some of whom are bilingual, who provide individualized assessment and treatment services. We are also a designated family crisis intervention unit (fciu) for irvington, maplewood, millburn, south orange, west orange, newark south ward, roseland, caldwell, north caldwell, west caldwell, fairfield, essex fells, cedar grove and livingston, new jersey.

Activity 3

The caldwell/west caldwell school-based program-the caldwell/west caldwell school-based counseling program has been in effect since 1978 under the direction of a licensed psychologist, licensed marriage and family therapist and licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor. Three licensed and certified bridge school-based counselors provide a wide range of services to the elementary and middle schools of the caldwell/west caldwell school district. They provide ongoing individual counseling, group counseling, and crisis intervention for a variety of problems experienced by the school population including, but not limited to, anxiety, depression, peer conflicts, and family relationship conflicts. They also conduct programs on social skills, cyber-bullying, problem-solving and respecting differences in their classmates. In addition, the counselors work with the child study team and meet with parents as needed. The irvington school-based program-the bridge irvington school-based youth services program at the imani center provides the following services: adolescent pregnancy prevention initiative (appi) is a program designed for adolescents offering alternatives to teen pregnancy by providing mentoring, educational workshops, and activities.college preparation - is a program to empower children to compete academically with students from any school in the country, and to increase their chances of getting into the college or vocational school of their choice.independent living program - services are offered to youth who reside in foster care and under the division of child protection and permanency supervision. Children receive life skill services that will prepare them to reside successfully on their own. Some of the goals of the program include learning how to create a budget, becoming financially literate, preparing to attend college, as well as obtaining employment.english as a second language (esl)- is designed as an english-based instructional program to give students the opportunity to achieve english and math proficiency in an enhanced academic setting.family empowerment program (fep) - is designed to assist families who are affected by substance abuse within the home including past and present trauma. Some of the other issues addressed are domestic violence, truancy and lack of communication between family members.job prep- is designed to help develop the skills necessary for procuring and maintaining a job.learning support- tutorial services are offered to enhance what the student has been taught in his/her classroom settingday treatment program- is designed to assist and encourage students to remain in school. We also seek alternative sites for our students to obtain a high school diploma or ged.making achievement possible (map) - this separate school based program is housed within irvington middle school. It services grades six through eight and provides mentoring, individual and group counseling, recreational activities and also serves as an afterschool unit for tutorial help.

Filer

EIN

22-1947020