Youth Counseling / The Bridge Family Center

Youth & Family Services
THE BRIDGE FAMILY CENTER

The Bridge Family Center serves as the Youth Service Bureau for the Town of West Hartford and offers the following prevention and intervention services for children, youth, and families:

Youth Programs

Positive youth development groups
Support groups
West Hartford Teen Center for high school students
Bugbee Ropes Course
Summer Adventure Program
Middle school dances
School-based services in collaboration with school personnel

Parenting / Family Programs

Therapy for children, families, and couples based on a sliding fee scale
Psychiatric evaluations for children and adolescents
Parenting Through Swimming
Adult Learn to Swim
Living with 10- to 15-Year-Olds
Grandparents’ Wisdom Circle
Parent Consultation Center
Family Resource Centers
Various Parenting Workshops

Youth in Transition Program – This program is a transitional living program for homeless youth. It is designed for young adults ages 16 to 21, including pregnant and parenting teens, who are not part of the state system of care. The goal of this program is to successfully transition homeless youth to independent living.

Bridge Youth Shelter – A 24-hour temporary shelter providing a safe, caring, and nurturing environment for 11- to 17-year-old adolescent girls in crisis.

For more information on Bridge programs, please call The Bridge at 860.521.8035, or visit their website at www.bridgefamilycenter.org.

Click here for the West Hartford Substance Abuse Prevention Commission's PACT brochure, a promise to make your home a place where young people do not have access to drugs and alcohol. Also take the PACT Promise by signing this card.