What We’re Doing – The Bridge Youth

A BRIDGE
TO THE FUTURE

We offer youth the strength of values, respect and compassion and a chance to practice the life skills needed to set the goals that matter most.

TOO MANY HOMELESS YOUTH

Couch-to-couch. Crowded, sub-standard units. A rundown motel. On the street. Each a form of homelessness. None acceptable. Whatever abuse or instability drove you there, The Bridge can be a way back to a stable connection with your community.

SUPPORT

Resource Centre and
Drop-in Program

A Welcoming Space for ALL Youth

At The Bridge Youth Resource Centre, we offer a safe and supportive environment where young people can access essential services, build life skills, and connect with others. Our space is designed to meet a wide range of needs, including:

Mental Health, Referrals & Social Support
Life learning and coping skills development workshops
Job and education assistance
Dedicated homework area and chapel
Access to computers and games
Essential Services such as clothing closet, shower, and laundry facilities
Hot evening meals/snacks and a nutrition program
Nightly afterschool activities, Monday through Friday
Social and Recreational Activities & Field Trips
Volunteer Opportunities
A place to share your story
A place to make your story

Whether you’re looking for help, connection, or simply a place to belong, The Bridge is an inclusive place and welcomes ALL youth ages 14-24 years old.

housing

A place to call home:

Supportive Housing

The Quiring Family Fresh Start Supportive Housing

The Quiring Family Fresh Start Supportive Housing is more than a place to stay — it’s a place to rebuild, rediscover, and renew. Designed for youth who are navigating difficult transitions, this program offers a stable, supportive environment where healing and growth are possible. Residents are welcomed into a safe and caring space that provides not only shelter, but also access to wraparound services including mental health support and system navigation, life skills development, educational and employment assistance. Here, youth are empowered to take the next steps toward independence, surrounded by people who believe in their potential. It’s a fresh start — and a foundation for a brighter future.

Attainable Housing

Safe and inclusive community provides affordable and market rate.

opportunity

Take Your Shot

A chance to soar into the future with:

Professional coaching to support business endeavors and an opportunity to win up to $20,000 in funding
An opportunity to win up to $20,000 in scholarship monies

“Before I came here I was in a small and lonely world…”

Make a connection
The Bridge brings you together. Positive relationships. Peer encouragement. Open mindedness. Hang out.

Express yourself
The Bridge helps you deal. Manage anger. Change your attitudes. Share your emotions.

Find confidence
The Bridge helps you get it together. Grow self-esteem. Value yourself — and others.

“I haven’t liked the way I looked or liked how I act…”

Youth who come to The Bridge have a different outlook: “I feel stronger about myself… I like myself more.” When you visit us at 310 Sherk Street in Leamington, you’ll find:

Resource Centre Services

- Drop-in program with nightly activities Monday through Friday (follow us on social media for daily activities and workshops)
- Youth Leadership Committee
- Take your Shot program
- Mental health and addiction service help
- Learn life and coping skills
- Job and education assistance
- A homework area and a chapel
- Computers and games
- Basic needs support (e.g., laundry, shower, clothing closet, food programs)

Supportive housing at The Quiring Family Fresh Start housing facility
Semi-independent housing program
Tiny Home Community Development (50 unit housing development)
A place to share your story
A place to make your story

“I feel close to people in this program.”

The Bridge promotes community and collaboration in education, health and wellness and employment support for our 14 to 24 year olds.

Partnerships include South Essex Community Council, John Howard Society Windsor-Essex County, Windsor Essex Community Health Centre, New Beginnings, local churches, and more.

“It’s building that place you’re forever building; respect is a pretty big thing.”

It’s said that one of the hardest decisions in life is to choose which bridge to burn, and which to cross. Help empower our youth in the greater Leamington area to make the right choice.

Your dollars span the way to education, employment, safe places to sleep and more. You will create their chance to overcome barriers, and stand tall for better outcomes.

Be a part of helping them cross the right bridge.

LONG TERM STRATEGIC PLAN

Strategic planning is a key governance tool and a good practice for organizational success. Our five-year plan was developed with the knowledge of continued need in the community and in anticipation of exciting growth for the organization.

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