VIP Family Program
In 2003, Bridge of Faith created and launched Value, Importance, and Purpose (VIP) Family Program, a residential rehabilitative program. All Bridge of Faith residents participate in this program which offers emancipated girls and women a safe, nurturing environment to discover their potential and recover from a life of dysfunction and trauma.
The VIP Family Program helps residents with emotional healing, achieve economic self-sufficiency and emotional stability by instilling self-esteem and breaking the cycles that lead to poverty and self-destruction. Program activities and benefits include the following:
Therapy as Needed
Safety-net program enrollment assistance (e.g., medical, dental, etc.)
Life-skills and home economics
Goal development
Job training, such as interview skills, resume preparation, computer skills
Educational planning and career guidance
Community service and involvement
Financial planning and time management
Individual drug and alcohol counseling
Housewarming and exit celebrations
Alumnae follow-up and relationship
Ability to return back to home
Selection Assessment
Residents and program participants are typically referred to Bridge of Faith by Department of Children & Family Services, Probation, Law Enforcement, mental health , educators and by other community based organizations and agencies, although we also take walk-ins. Prospective residents are interviewed and selected based on: