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- EIN 91-1192942
- (425) 513-8213
- 5801 23rd W Dr Ste 104 Everett WA 98203-0000 USA
- www.bridgeways.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Mission: Bridgeways' mission is to provide mental health services that promote quality-of-life for individuals who live with mental illness in a manner that facilitates growth, independence and a sense of community. The mission is accomplished by providing an array of clinical, housing, and employment services. Each individual presents a unique combination of needs and strengths. We partner with each client to develop a recovery-oriented treatment plan, to help them alleviate or eliminate symptoms so they can thrive in the community, achieve or maintain employment and housing, and build connections with other service providers, friends and family.
Programs: Manufacturing shop/employment program: the bridgeways manufacturing/production shop provides jobs to clients facing obstacles to employment. Client employees hold an array of positions in the shop, working in an as9100 and iso 9001-certified environment (aerospace industry quality management system and standard), producing high-quality products for customers. The shop is a great fit for people who need or desire a level of on-the-job accommodation due to challenges created by disabilities associated with mental illness. Beyond just a paycheck, employment promotes a sense of accomplishment, hope, self-respect and valid participation in the workforce and community. It removes people from isolation and builds connections with others. And when a person is working, the drive to take care of their illness is even greater. There is motivation to work with their clinician to meet recovery goals and succeed with therapy.
clinical services and supports: supported employment - a partnership with compass health, north sound mental health administration and department of vocational rehabilitation to assist clients who are mentally ill to find and retain employment by pairing up each participant with a supported employment specialist who works on job development in the community, building business relationships, assessing clients for barriers and strengths to employment and seeing them through the interviewing process up until a job is acquired and at times beyond that point. Mental health court/community justice alternative - the therapeutic alternative court programs are a partnership between various entities. The programs assess eligible clients and monitor court participation with the goal of reducing recidivism by mentally ill offenders with misdemeanor charges.
housing services and support:bridgeways supports mentally ill homeless individuals through three housing programs a shelter plus care voucher program which coordinates with other partners to provide supportive case management, a transitional housing apartment and a section 8 voucher program. These housing programs can support individuals for up to 13 months in transitional housing or permanently in the project based housing by providing some case management services.