The Orlando Bridge
Program Beds:
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91 Male Residential
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Director: Rosby Jones
Bio coming soon.
Site Description
The Orlando Bridge is a 91 bed (69 Orlando Bridge, 22 Sanford Bridge), residential, Theraputic Community for adult male felony drug offenders with substance abuse/dependency and/or criminal behavior issues. June 1, 2010 The Orlando Bridge celebrated its 30 year anniversary. The Orlando Bridge is located in Orange County and receives referrals from Orange, Lake, Polk, Seminole, Osceola, Indian River, and Brevard Counties.
The Orlando Bridge has 17 staff members to include The Executive Director, The Program Director, six Counselors, The Program Support Supervisor, five Program Support Technicians, The Employment Specialist, The Business Administrator, and The Transportation Technician. We have two assigned probation officers from the department of Corrections.
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
- Adult Basic Education Training
- Adult Basic Education with GED
- Advanced Anger Management
- Advanced Criminal Thinking
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- Clinical Connection
- Employment Re-entry Counseling
- Family Matters
- GED Training
- Job Placement Counseling
- Narcotics Anonymous
- Organized Recreation
- Purpose Driven LIfe
- Ready To Work Program
- Other class topics include: Advanced Criminal Thinking, Mapping Your Steps, Smoking Cessation/Health Education, Parenting, Anger Management, Domestic Violence, Criminal Thinking Classes, Therapeutic Community Concepts, 12 and 12 Workshops, Family Development, Addiction Education, Life Skills, Youthful Offender Groups, Bridge Builders, Bible Study, HIV/AIDS Awareness, Food and Nutrition Education Program (FNEP)
Community Services
Achievements
- The Orlando Bridge continues to receive 100% gradings on all audits through The Department of Corrections and The Department of Children and Families.
- The Orlando Bridge began a relationship with The Men's Warehouse in 2008 which is now a wonderful asset company-wide.
- Graduations are conducted quarterly followed by successful Family Day events.
- TOB has co-hosted successful community job fairs.
- Founder's Day events
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Facilities