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  • Here come the Monsters on June 22nd
  • Make a Donation
  • Golf Anyone? Grab your clubs
  • SPARCS - April 1st
  • Tips for Positive Family Communication
  • Come join our team!

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Start your day with laughter!

Join us for a special viewing of Monsters University on June 22nd at AMC Barrington at 9:15 am.  

Space is limited! Purchase your ticket today!

The cost of admission includes: Popcorn, Candy and Beverage.  

(click Purchase your ticket today for more information and downloadable flyer)

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donation canPlease Make a Donation

It is through YOUR generosity that The Bridge is able to provide programs and services to aid area youth. Please consider DONATING today.

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Our Annual Golf Classic expects to raise over $75,000 for the programs and services of The Bridge including counseling, crisis intervention, mentoring, parent education, adolescent substance abuse intervention, and youth leadership development. These services are available to all families, regardless of ability to pay.

Inverness Golf Club is site of the 2012 U.S. Open First Round Qualifier and we are excited to return for our seventh year in a row!

These services are available to all families, regardless of ability to pay

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SPARCS

SPARCS stands for Structured Psychotherapy for Adolescents Responding to Chronic Stress

Next group begins April 1st and goes for 8 weeks

Please consider referring any boys or girls between the ages of 12-14 who have experienced trauma or who deal with chronic stress. This is an educational, interactive and really fun group at no cost to participants! For more information or to register for the group, please contact Danielle at (847)485-3076 or email.

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Tips for Positive Family Communication

Use brief statments-10 words or less!

Use "I" statments and take responisbility for your own actions

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We're here to helpInternship Opportunity

The Bridge Youth and Family Services, located in Palatine, is currently accepting interns for its Crisis Intervention Team.  The Crisis Team provides 24 hour crisis intervention services for youth ages 11-17 to police departments, schools, and hospitals in Northwest Suburban Cook County.

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Welcome to The Bridge

As a human service agency providing counseling, mentoring and education to thousands of families annually, you have probably heard of us. 

But do you really understand what we do and who we are? 

Read a story or two to get a brief glimpse into the everyday life here at The Bridge.  Although the names were changed to protect confidentiality, these are real stories about real families. 

Thank you for your interest in The Bridge. Through your travels on our site, we hope you become as dedicated and passionate about our Mission as we are.

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History

 

In 1965, Palatine Township became the second township in Illinois to appoint a youth committee, made up of community residents, to identify problems confronted by youth in the community. Over the next few years a drop-in center opened, outreach work began, and a summer youth employment program was developed. When the Simon and Garfunkle song Bridge Over Troubled Waters became popular, the youth named the agency The Bridge. The Bridge Youth Services became the official name of the organization in 1976.

Due to its positive reputation, The Bridge received Federal and State funds by the Illinois Law Enforcement Commission. With the addition of new funding, programs were expanded and The Bridge quickly became a model for other youth agencies throughout the state of Illinois

The Bridge has remained a leader in providing effective programming to youth. Board, volunteers and staff members have initiated a wide-range of services to meet and anticipate needs. The Bridge has also been an advocate for the development of other community services and a leader in collaborative efforts. Shelter, Inc. (a residential placement agency), Talkline (a 24-hour crisis intervention agency), District 211’s Alternative School, and the Transitional Living Program at Harbour, Inc. are but a few examples of existing programs initiated with Bridge support.

In 1989, services were extended to serve youth and their families; the agency name was modified to The Bridge Youth and Family Services to reflect the added age group and philosophy of service.

The first satellite site at the Shoppes of Foxfire near Rand and Hicks roads, opened in December 1994 to better serve the northeast corner of Palatine Township .

A community partnership grant from Northwest Community Healthcare started the substance abuse treatment services in November 1995. Services are now available in partnership with Palatine and Fremd High Schools .

The satellite site moved from the Shoppes at Foxfire to the Palatine Opportunity Center in April 2000. Palatine Township redesigned The Bridge’s office space and expanded it by 3,100 square feet in that same year.

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