Five Key Areas of Healthy Living

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Our partnerships with community providers and local schools can 

enable parents to get the assistance 

they need in areas such as: 

pre-K Prep, IEP support, and tutoring. 

There are several great resources 

in our community to assist adults 

who have not finished high school 

and would like to do so.  

We will work with adults wishing to achieve this goal to motivate them 

and to make connections to providers 

to help make this dream a reality. 

Our community is rich in higher education options and often families need direction in finding a path to engage in these resources.  

Enrollment in local colleges can help our families overcome unemployment and underemployment issues.

Our community has much to offer 

local families when it comes to

learning about how to eat healthy, 

achieve fitness and exercise goals, 

lose excess weight, and reduce stress. 

Our goal is to help families do all 

they can to be pro-active regarding 

the physical health status of their 

families. 

While some health issues are being addressed, many illnesses are left untreated due to lack of education 

and/or resources. 

Bridges for Life provides families with support and advocacy in getting the

care and attention they need.

Traditional and modern medicine can work together as research supports the validity and success of many alternative forms of treatment. 

Our community offers much in this area and Bridges for Life partners with providers offering these services.

We know this is a grave issue in 

our community and is a primary 

thrust of our work. We believe that individuals facing addiction issues 

need both compassion and care to 

rise above their struggle. 

Bridges for Life seeks to equip and empower those suffering from

addiction by engaging with them personally and connecting them to 

the care they need to begin or 

support  their recovery. 

Physical health issues often manifest

in visible symptoms while mental 

illness can hide behind many faces. 

The consequences of untreated 

emotional disorders can be

debilitating and even deadly. 

We wish to make every effort to 

strengthen families by easing access 

to the very outstanding mental health community in our area.

"Support" means different things to different people but every family needs strong support systems. For some, it is found in their faith community and for others in traditional support groups.

Our community is equipped with unbelievable resources in this area. We work alongside families to identify the supports they have and develop the connections they need.  

For a number of reasons, many

families struggle to secure and 

maintain gainful employment. 

While some families are receiving 

deserved assistance, many are able 

to work and provide for their family 

but face real struggles to do so.

Bridges for Life partners with  employment agencies and local 

businesses to make connections 

and advocate for those facing unemployment issues. 

Setting up a bank account, filing 

taxes, managing spending, and 

finding resources to save money. 

Basic concepts yes, but for many 

these concepts are foreign.

We assist families in laying a 

sound financial foundation in order

to build a stronger, poverty-free 

future.  

Going beyond the basics, a lack of education and understanding regarding more complex financial issues is a barrier for many families. 

Bridges for Life aims to  educate and assist families with "next level" finance management such as: insurance, savings, investments, buying a house, debt reduction, and making a will.

It has been said that there is nothing 

better than a good marriage and

nothing worse than a bad one.  

Learning to live a productive married

life  is not easy and often requires 

help and support.

At Bridges for Life, we believe in the 

power of a strong marriage and how 

it deeply impacts every area of living. 

Our team works with traditional and blended families on important 

marital issues such as: finances, 

intimacy, communication, and 

problem solving.

Raising children is no easy task and 

while it may or may not take a village 

to do so, it does take patience, compassion, consistency, and determination. Staying the course 

can be difficult when unexpected challenges come. We work with

biological parents as well as foster families, grandparents, aunts, and

uncles as they often step into this 

role when children are displaced.

One's ability to communicate, address conflict, problem solve, and manage emotions is vital when it comes to building quality relationships.  Many times families struggle with these skills and personal conflict arises making life at home or work difficult.

We believe that these skills are just that...skills. Subsequently, skills are learned and with education, practice, and support, families can see real change.