Help a child in need by donating $100 to The Bridge, which will provide an initial intake session.

The purpose of the intake session is for the therapist and the family to create the most whole and accurate picture as possible. One way in which our therapists get to know clients is through the use of forms. These could include informed consent, intake forms, release of information, questionnaires, and so on. It is during this time that our clients build rapport with our therapists and build a balance in which the clinician asks questions and the youth also volunteers certain information. This allows the interview to have somewhat of a conversational flow and become more personal.

Donate $300 to The Bridge to fund a six-week group (SPARCS or Peer Connections) for 9-12 year old's, which teaches valuable social skills.

A child's participation in a social skills group at The Bridge give its members the opportunity to build social skills within a small group setting while focusing on topics such as beginning and maintaining peer relationships and overcoming social obstacles. In Peer Connections, members also learn how to recognize emotions in themselves and others, utilize coping skills, and develop communication skills with others.

Donate $500 to The Bridge to provide one all day training for a new group of volunteer mentors.

All day training for a new group of mentor volunteers. The young people of today must cope with far more personal and social pressures than any other previous generation of youth. Early intervention through a structured mentor relationship can give young people the tools and support they need to deal effectively with these pressures. This day-long training helps new mentors understanding the many social, psychological, and physical demands that the youth face, their roles in ? providing academic help and tutoring, providing career exploration assistance, providing emotional support and providing social experiences.

Donate $1,000 to The Bridge to provide one-week of housing in a shelter home for a kid who has runaway or been locked out of their home.

One week in a shelter home for a runaway or locked out youth. Working with community partners, The Bridge places youth in Emergency Shelter services that are runaways, lock-outs, abandoned, homeless, truant or experiencing parent/child conflicts. Master's Level Counselors provide counseling both during the intervention and up to 90 days after to help youth and their families resolve crisis situations, reunite the families (while avoiding the foster care system) and stay together. This may include opening lines of communication, teaching effective conflict resolution skills, or reducing high-risk behaviors.

Donate $2,500 to The Bridge to fund all services for one client.

Funds services for one client of The Bridge to work with one of our licensed counselors to develop coping skills to handle life's challenges, adapt to new circumstances, evaluate options, and feel supported. Some of the issues that can be addressed in counseling: Emotional Distress, Anger, Anxiety, Bereavement, Depression, Gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender issues, Grief and loss, Self-esteem issues, Trauma and Major Life Stressors, Abuse (physical, sexual, emotional), Divorce, Behavioral issues, Eating disorders, Self-injury.?

Donate $5,000 to The Bridge to fund all services and operations for one day.

All services of The Bridge for ONE day. Our 20+ management team, development and administrative staff and program staff (and interns) in 3 program areas: 1) Counselors providing licensed therapy in a caring, confidential, personalized counseling environment 2) Crisis intervention team responding 24/7 to run away, locked-out and other crisis situations and in many cases working alongside law enforcement serving as first responders and 3) Prevention and Mentoring to provide additional adult role models to help at-risk youth develop a more positive outlook on their futures, improve academically, and get along better with their peers and family members. All of these programs benefit children, teens, and their families. We offer counseling and crisis interventions in Spanish as well as English.