The Bridge, Inc.

The Bridge, Inc., founded in 1954, is one of the city’s leading agencies serving New Yorkers in need of mental health, rehabilitation and housing services. We have evolved into a multi-service, multi-site, and multi-borough organization with an array of services available 365 days a year. We offer mental health and substance abuse treatment, a mental health clinic open to community residents, a soup kitchen, vocational training and job placement, on-site health care through collaboration with Ryan Health Center, and homeless/HIV/AIDS outreach and drop-in services. We also provide housing with services in single-site buildings and scatter-site apartments for 545 men and women (the homeless, people with serious mental illness, substance abuse, and HIV/AIDS) in Manhattan, the Bronx, and Queens; another 200 beds are in development.

Wish List: warm clothing—coats, shoes, gloves, scarves, hats; sneakers, new or slightly worn, DVDs—popular and holiday titles.