In the News

• June 6, 2018 [Miami Herald] Florida’s Slashed Drug Programs Will Result in Hundreds of Layoffs (by Mary Ellen Klas, Herald/Times Tallahassee Bureau)
• June 6, 2018 [Florida Chamber Of Commerce] Florida Chamber Series on Free Enterprise: Lori Costantino-Brown (by Florida Chamber Of Commerce)
• May 23, 2018 [MySuncoast / WWSB / ABC 7] Proposed Budget Cuts Could Dramatically Impact Treatment Centers such as First Step (by Rick Adams)
• October 26, 2016 [People.com] Review the recent People Pets magazine article at our Jacksonville TC Program
• May 18, 2016 [Sun Sentinel] Bridges settles, but still helps inmates
• May 4, 2016 [Saint Peters Blog]Broward delegation protests closure of Bridges of America program
• May 3, 2016 [Herald Tribune]Center helping imprisoned women reenter society threatened
• May 3, 2016 [Health News Florida]Lawsuits Filed Over Closure of Broward Re-Entry Center
• April 30, 2016 [Sun Sentinel]Re-entry programs critical to reforming our prison system
• April 29, 2016 [Bradenton Herald]As Bradenton Bridge faces closure, women hear from state Rep. Darryl Rouson
• April 28, 2016 [Naked Politics]Rep. Dana Young blasts Corrections for closing Broward prison program as ‘rushed and not well thought out’
• April 28, 2016 [WFSU]Corrections Secretary Caught Between A Rock And A Hard Place
• April 28, 2016 [Bradenton Herald]Bridges of America contract to operate Bradenton work release facility expires in July
• April 27, 2016 [Capitol News Service]State DOC, Transitional Center Clash Over Potential Closing
• April 27, 2016 [YouTube]Corrections
• April 25, 2016 [Naked Politics]Fla. Department of Corrections wants to close Broward inmate work center to make space for offices
• April 25, 2016 [Sun Sentinel]Fort Lauderdale prison work-release program fights for survival
• April 25, 2016 [Saint Peters Blog]Bridges of America fighting to stay open in Broward County
• April 22, 2016 [Florida Politics]State Ending Prisoner-Assistance Program in Broward
• July 30, 2015 [WKMG Channel 6 News]”Bridges of Light” Interview
• January 15, 2015 [Herald-Tribune]2015 Justice Summit wraps up in Sarasota
• January 13, 2015 [Herald-Tribune]Justice Summit puts ideas on the table
• January 12, 2015 [YouTube] Lori Costantino-Brown Opening Speaker at 2015 Justice Summit
• December 15, 2014 [Orlando Sentinel]Heroin deaths up in Orange County, deputies say
• December 2, 2014 [Sachs Media Group]Beth Watson: Christmas for Kids
• November 19, 2014 [American Culinary Federation]ACFEF Culinary Skills Fundamentals Program
• September 29, 2014 [Women’s Executive Council]2014 Women’s Achievement Awards
• July 7, 2014 [Orlando Sentinel]IDs give released felons a better start: My Word
• February 17, 2014 [Sachs Media Group]Bridges of America dedicates Jax facility
• February 12, 2014 [YouTube]BOA Jacksonville Ribbon Cutting
• February 12, 2014 [Press Release]Bridges of America Dedicates Jacksonville Facility for Transition, Work Release and …
• February 12, 2014 [The Florida Times-Union]The Jacksonville Bridge’s grand opening shows off its ways to help recently released inmates
• February 12, 2014 [WJXT Jacksonville, FL]Jacksonville Bridge center dedicated
• January 31, 2014 [Sachs Media Group]AG Bondi: Speaker at Justice Summit 2014
• January 27, 2014 [Orlando Sentinel]State leaders discuss criminal justice issues in Orlando
• January 24, 2014 [Press Release]Experts, Policy Leaders and Providers to Discuss Criminal Justice in Florida at Justice Summit 2014
• August 29, 2013 [Sesame Workshop Blog]‘There is Hope’: An inmate’s account of the Sesame incarceration Initiative
• August 10, 2013 [Press Release]Back to School Family Day at Bridges of America Welcomes Hundreds of Family Members …
• August 8, 2013 [Press Release]Back to School Family Day at Bridges of America Welcomes Hundreds of Family Members …
• July 26, 2013 [ClickOrlando.com]Orlando organization partners with Sesame Street
• March 31, 2013 [YouTube]Let’s Talk About It with Pastor Jeff