Posts by Bridge House

We are excited to be the recipients of the financial support of an online Photography show called Photography for a Change, which will launch during the first week of September 2013. Please stay tuned for the website address, but you can visit the Photography for a Change Facebook page. The show will present images from…

          Bridge House’s Resource Center wins the Spirit of the Community Award for Collaboration from Foothills United Way. The Resource Center team including The Boulder Shelter for the Homeless, Addiction Recovery Center, City of Boulder, Mental Health Partners and First Presbyterian Church. Click below to watch an inspirational video on the…

    Shane Wyenn, the Community Affairs Associate for Bridge House, wrote this moving thesis on youth homelessness and how they find meaning and acceptance on the street.   Abstract This qualitative ethnographic study examines why Boulder’s homeless young adult community remain living on the streets for extended periods of time. I undertook this project…

Recognizing the service that our volunteers provide  year-round Did you know that the Bridge House has opportunities for over 300 volunteers a month? And that a high percentage of those volunteers have been serving with us for over a year…over five years…and in some cases even over ten years? When it comes to addressing the…

What is the best way to stop the cycle of homeless people cycling in and out of the jail? That is the million – or should I say multi-million – dollar question…. This topic has been on the minds of many in our community. Recently an article in the Camera   described the challenges of managing…

Today, partnership is more important than ever when working to reduce factors that affect health in our community, such as homelessness, substance use, and mental health. On Tuesday, April 2, Boulder County Public Health (BCPH) will honor three community partnerships for their exemplary work in improving the health of people in Boulder County.   This…

On Tuesday 2/26, through a program sponsored by Social Venture Partners of Boulder County, I had the pleasure of addressing over 100 leaders of Boulder County nonprofits on the benefits and challenges of social enterprise. As a practitioner of social enterprise – a business that integrates a social mission – I get the question all…

Boulder is a town of foodies – award-winning restaurants, natural food grocery stores, organic farms, and a bustling scene of food entrepreneurs fueling a more than 500 million dollar industry. But Boulder is not free from hunger. In Boulder County 1 and 8 people are living in poverty. For the more than 1300 clients we…

2012 was a year of great growth and innovation at Bridge House. More than 1000 homeless men and women accessed our Bridge of Opportunity spanning from basic needs such as meals and day shelter; to case management addressing root causes of homelessness; to employment in our Ready to Work program; to homelessness prevention and access…