Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services

Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services provided multiple programs in Miami dade county with two sites located at 2810 nw south river drive, Miami, fl 33125 and 326 nw 3 ave, homestead fl 33030. Our programs are focused on serving the most vulnerable populations in Miami dade county: the Youth and young adults. Emergency shelter care provided a temporary safe haven nurturing and providing essential Services on a 24/7 basis for 189 Youth ages 10-17. Our emergency shelters provide Youth with a myriad of programs that include structured daily living, mental health counseling, recreational activities, coordination of medical Services, Family reunification and case management. First stop for families program assisted 378 Youth who demonstrated ungovernable behaviors such as staying out late, difficulties in school, habitual truancy, or conduct issues. Our Family crisis prevention/intervention program provides mediation Services to open lines of communication. We help families develop new solutions and approaches to overcoming conflicts. Our case managers work with families to ensure all needs are met. Runaway & homeless Youth program is a prevention program which served 37 runaway and homeless Youth fleeing from Family situations such as abuse, neglect, or domestic violence. Our staff works to keep Youth off the streets and reintroduces them to safe environments or with Family by providing a nurturing environment, food, clothing, medical care, crisis intervention and by offering recreational and aftercare Services for Youth once they leave the shelter. Our truancy diversion Services is one of only two agencies serving miami-dade county public schools that accepts Youth when all efforts were made to re-engage the Youth. Miami Bridge applies new strategies to assist Youth in overcoming issues that impede school attendance, academic performance and/or prosocial skill development. Last year 636 Youth entered this program. Nurturing parenting program is a 12-week program addressing specific needs and challenges faced in parenting adolescents and helps strengthen relationships with parents/caregivers and teens ages 12-17. Our nurturing parenting program served 43 families and is funded by the children's trust, a dedicated source of revenue established by voter referendum to improve the lives of children and families in miami-dade county. Host homes program is a safe, volunteer-based short-term intervention for young adults ages 18-21 who are without housing. 75 Youth were linked to short term host homes or permanent housing options and provided resources to enhance independence.