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Auburndale, FL 33823
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The Auburndale Bridge

Program Beds:
50 Female Residential

Director: Alice Powell
Alice Powell

Alice Powell has over 15 years of experience in the substance abuse field and has done extensive training in the Therapeutic Community Modality. She was a Facility Director in New York and joined the Bridges of America team upon moving to Florida. She believes in the Bridges of America motto that “all people can change” and has a special understanding of the different challenges that are present with female addicts on their road to recovery.

Ms. Powell holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Social Work from a well renowned college for women - Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She is a Certified Addiction Professional in Florida and a Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor in Pennsylvania. She began working at Bridges of America as a counselor and has been promoted three times. Ms. Powell served as the Assistant Facility Director at the Orlando Bridge Transition Center before her promotion as Facility Director of the Auburndale Bridge.

As Facility Director, she looks forward to the challenges as well as the rewards that come from working with female clients as they address their addictions, their fears, and begin to hold their heads high as they enter recovery.

Site Description

The Auburndale Bridge is a 50 bed residential Therapeutic Community for adult female felony level drug offenders with substance abuse/dependency and criminal behavior issues. This site opened its doors on February 1, 1997 as the Auburndale Bridge. This Bridge is situated in Polk County and receives referrals from Volusia, Brevard, Seminole, Indian River, Pasco, Lake, Pinellis, and Hillsborough counties.

The Auburndale Bridge has 16 employees, two of whom are part time. We also have a chaplain that addresses the spiritual concerns of the clients and two probation officers from the Department of Corrections assigned to the facility.

Program Type

Community Drug Treatment Program is a Therapeutic Community (TC) "peer-led-peer driven" which allows the offender to become an active participant in their recovery. The offender learns how to apply the TC concepts which are essential in maintaining a drug-free lifestyle in a social context. The program is 6-8 months in length. The program participants are male/female felony drug offenders sentenced by the local courts to participate in drug treatment programs as a deterrent from incarceration as a condition of probation.


Value Added Services
  • Anger Management Classes
  • Counseling and Testing
  • Domestic Violence Classes
  • Employment Re-Entry Training
  • GED
  • Grief Counseling Groups
  • Hepatitis A, B, and C Testing and Counseling
  • HIV/AIDS Training
  • Job Placement
  • Job Readiness Classes
  • Parenting Group
  • Sexual Survivor/Abuse Groups
  • Walking Club
  • Other programming that assists women in mending famliy and children issues.
Community Services
  • Auburndale Parks and Recreation
  • Habitat for Humanity
  • The Haley Center
  • The Meth-free Project
Achievements
  • The Auburndale Bridge continues to receive high marks on audits by such agencies as the Department of Children and Families, the Department of Corrections, and Bridges of America's own internal auditing component.
  • The Auburndale Bridge has an on-going relationship with Habitat for Humanity, the Polk County Health Department, the Meth-free Project, the Haley Center, Cutrale Citrus, and Trinity Worship Center.