The Background Information

The Bridge House is a non profit organization located in New Orleans and it regards substance abusers and has been open since 1957

They take in drug and alcohol abusers that other institutions turn down on a daily basis.

They only require that there is a true desire to better themselves

They refuse to turn down people even unable to pay

Mission Statement The mission of Bridge House is to facilitate positive

change and recovery in the lives of the addicted by treating them with dignity, honor and respect. Secondly, teaching them to practice the principles of recovery in order to become productive citizens. Finally, our program offers a therapeutic work environment that teaches our residents discipline, ethics and marketable job skills.

Inputs Government Funding [it can be a place where

alcoholics and drug abusers are sentenced to]

Donations from everyday people, organizations, and money from our thrift stores as well

Residential Substance Abuse Recovery

Individual and Family Counseling

Addiction and Recovery Training

And Prison Ministry Networking

Outputs At Bridge House, we help others who are in need of

critical help with alcohol and substance abuse

We provide treatment through providing people with a job and with counseling

Here at Bridge House, we are the scaffolding for anyone that comes through are doors and the only requisite for us to welcome people with open arms is that they have the desire to change.

The Process We have two programs, the alpha program, and the

omega program

Our Alpha Program is synthesized of two sub-programs

The Challenge to Change [1 month] which begins meetings and travel restrictions

And the Commitment to Change [5 months] where they begin full time employment and continue with the previous progrms

The Process [cont.] After the 6 month Alpha completion, they begin the

Omega portion

Lives independently in the community; controls own finances; completes SSC curriculum; attends 12-Step Meetings, 2 Bridge House Program meetings and one counseling session each week. In order to graduate from the Bridge House Program a client must complete both the Alpha and Omega components.

Outcomes Criminal Activity, Employment, and Stable Living

Arrangements are all improved above 80% after successfully completing the Bridge House Programs

The Goal The Goal of Bridge House is to be a refuge for anyone

who wants to rid themselves of their addictions

We help reform communities one person at a time

With one person change due to the tools we use here, he may use those tools on someone else that needs it thus beginning a chain reaction

Community Needs The Community needs The Bridge House, it helps take

people off of the streets

With the people off of the streets, the community looks better as a whole

They acquire jobs and now contribute

97% of people who successfully complete the program report no further crime, 82% had stable employment and 87% had stable housing arrangements

How Does This Link To C.T.? When we strip them of their unscrupulous beliefs of

how alcohol and drugs are okay, they begin to think metacognitively and cognitively

We spread knowledge through our results and publicity to others, and everyone we touch reaches out to others to help others realize the dangers of drugs and alcohol

People can learn to infer the positive changes that people undergo once they drop their addictions

How does this link to C.A.? With our brochures and programs, people can learn to

self critique about what they can do to help our foundation help others

We give people the tools to improve themselves and others once they learn to recognize their own faults

When our graduates explicate their recovery to others, they begin to integrate our ideas into the hearts of others

The Just Think Foundation The Just Think Foundation is all about helping people

lead clean and healthy lives by making responsible decisions

Making the decision to change is the first step and one of the healthiest and responsible decisions an addict can make

My Personal Connection I have always been very close to my grandfather, and

since I was little I can always remember him drinking beers on a daily basis

He is one of my favorite family members, I haven’t even seen him angry or stressed once in my life, he’s always smiling and laughing. He’s even the first one to wish everyone happy birthday and Merry Christmas in the morning.

Recently we were informed that his liver is severely damaged due to his drinking.

Connection [contd.] He is going to be 73 this year, he is healthy as an ox

everywhere else in his body, it’s just his liver that is the problem

The liver is also the only organ that can repair itself

The Bridge House helps people get over their alcohol dependencies if they want to change.

I wish my grandpa would give up drinking for the family, because he’s not the only person he’s hurting.

Due to this, I can thoroughly appreciate what Bridge House does for the community.

What you can do to help! You can financially support our cause here at Bridge

House by donating money

You can donate items to our Thrift Store

If money is tight, then you can help our cause as a whole and take it upon yourself to spread the disease that is substance dependency and help those you know get help.