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Creating a Culture of Opportunity…

Our mission: To address immediate survival

needs of homeless and working poor individuals

and provide resources which lead to

employment, housing, personal stability, and

healing.

Day Services1120 ½ Pine St., Boulder

Open M-F 9:00am to 3:00pm

“With the help of Bridge House, I was able to gain access to mental health services, sobriety support, and my prescription medication.”

Offering a safe place to be during the dayAccess to meals, clothing, mail, computer and telephone

servicesIn 2014 5,557 Case Management interactions•1,580 employment related, 2,206 benefitrelated, 646 mental health related, 412 medicalrelated•168 Employed : 194 Benefit applications submitted : 356 IDs provided : 1594

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First Presbyterian Annex – 1603 Walnut St.

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 9:00am – 3:00pmIntake and assessmentWith no appointment necessary, clients meet with trained intake counselors who coordinate initial referrals to over 14 Resource Center partners.

On-site service deliveryDuring regularly scheduled hours, staff from our partner organizations meet with clients on an appointment basis to discuss their individual cases and sign them up for services such as mental health treatment.

Drop in Employment ServicesEmployment Specialist on site

Classes and GroupsBridge House and other organizations provide classes in job skills, money management, and other skills in areas that will lead to more independence.

Bridge House offers two tracks of employment

services

Custom Job Placement Services: clients work with staff to create individualized

employment plans with specific services to their goals. Clients meet with job readiness staff one-on-one, participate in classes or

trainings as needed, fulfill job search plans and more.

Ready to Work: Immediate access to transitional employment. Trainees engage in comprehensive programming combining up

to 29 hours per week of paid work; case management; financial management;

sobriety support; job readiness training; and mentoring. RTW is a 9 to 12 month program

leading to mainstream employment.

A holistic model:

SUPPORT

HOUSING

WORK

•Paid, transitional work in Social Enterprise as a stepping stone to mainstream work•Two work options – landscaping or food service•16 positions, expanding to 48•Up to 29 hours a week, $8.23 hr for 4months, raise to $9 hr•Build resume and reference•Earn and save money•Commitment to 9 to 12 month program, begin to seek mainstream employment at 7 months•Transportation provided – Ecopass during paid employment phase

• Outdoor crew:– Morning shifts, 7 days a week, minimum of 20hours a week– Works assignments – City of Boulder

Departments of Open Space Mountain Parks, Parks and Recreation, Parking Services & Boulder Housing Partners

– Physical work, training in horticulture and landscaping

– Afternoon case management and groups

• Bridge House combines our commitment to feed the hungry with our commitment to provide jobs and training

• Cooking and preparing over 80,000meals per year• Catering skills and commissary

cooking• ServSafe certification• Knife skills, prep cooking, kitchenmanagement• 20 hours a week, morning shifts• Afternoon case management and

groups

Support Services• Savings and financial

management• One-on-one casemanagement – bi weekly• Group meetings – bi

weekly• Job readiness classes – 4

topic areas• Career counseling• Sobriety support• Mentoring• Computer training

Housing @ 4747 Table Mesa,• Community living for 48

people – 38 men, 10 women• Paid work for up to 29 hours

a week• 3 meals a day• On site laundry• Computer lab, outdoor

recreation, library• 24/7 access and support• Build rental history• Room and board of 1/3 of

income up to $60 per week• Savings required• Sobriety required• Pass health screening

Application

• Referral or self -initiated application• Interview and screening with RTW

staff

Internship

• Internship – up to one month in volunteer assignment, assessment of motivation• Pre-RTW case management – obtain ID, ensure interest and commitment,

monitorsobriety, sign Terms of Participation

• Work crew assignment - paid work begins, RTW case management requirements

RTW- Work

RTW -Housing

• Residency at 4747 Table Mesa, participation in building community, program

compliance

Importance of the Internship

• Allows us to get to know theperson.• Identify potential areas of

growth for the intern.• Develop an individualized plan

to help them be successful in Ready to Work and beyond.

• Individualized plan can include addressing behavioral health, medical, financial, and social skills issues.

• Gives people a chance to show their commitment to being part Ready to Work transitional employment & housing.

• Desire to work• Capacity and interest in full-time, mainstream

employmentafter 9 months• Ability to work in industries offered• Proper Identification or ability to get it• Commitment to sobriety• Interest in RTW housing• Must pass background check - no sex offenses, felonies

are case by case• History of homelessness, experiencing homelessness in

Boulder County• Over 18 years of age, in good physical health

• Share opportunity with your clients• Screen for basic eligibility• Work with client to fill out RTW application

(optional)• Send client to info session (Dates to be Announced)• Send client to Bridge House on Mondays at

10:30AM or to the Resource Center Tuesdays or Wednesdays between 9:00AM and 3:00 PM

• Recommended : email Tim and Juli that client is interested (tim@boulderbridgehouse.org ; juli@boulderbridgehouse.org)

• Accepting applications now for work and

support services only• Building anticipated to open late July• Residents to be prioritized from traineesenrolled in RTW in June

www.boulderbridgehouse.org

and

@bobridgehouse