Bridge Meadows

In november 2021, Bridge Meadows proudly welcomed home new residents to our third intergenerational housing community in redmond, Oregon replicating our other programs in north portland and beaverton,increasing the number of children, parents, and elders to be served across three sites.bridge Meadows offers a powerful alternative to the isolation, trauma, and adversity that too many foster youth, their adoptive families, and low- income elders endure. Our "whole community" approach leverages the power of place, permanence, and shared social purpose to improve residents' housing stability, access to health resources, educational attainment, and community connection. It begins with the grounding roots of a physical environment to call home, and this threshold to permanence sets the stage for former foster youth succeed in school, for adoptive parents to build parenting skills and stable families, and for elders of modest means to age in place and stay healthy, their lives filled with purpose. Together, all three generations build resilience and improved health and wellness.

Bridge Meadows partners extensively with other community groups, formally and informally. For example, kinship house assists with onsite therapeutic services for children and families, staff consultation and educational training. They also provide ongoing permanency support to ensure that families have the skills and confidence they need to address their children's unique needs and that the family as a whole needs to thrive. The Bridge Meadows community support specialist ensures residents have consistent access to address therapeutic needs as they emerge and prevent them from disrupting the trust and healthy relationships that residents have been so successful at building with each other. Services are targeted to assist residents achieving the outcomes of:*academic success of youth*housing stability for families and seniors*permanency for foster youth*increased health and well-being for youth, parents, and seniors*social cohesion of youth, parents, and seniors*resiliency of youth, parents, and seniors

Specific resident services include case management, professional counseling, in-home support, support groups, and academic support (tutoring). Residents participate in educational workshops/sessions that target information about successful parenting, understanding trauma, physical and mental health, nutrition,exercise and healthy living. Individual, group and educational support are provided by qualified mental health professionals (qmhp). To address community building and understanding community needs, weekly social hours, monthly community check-in, and quarterly community forums are held and facilitated by staff.