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68 people are interested
Help our Guests feel creative & inspired - join our Art Group!
ORGANIZATION: The Bridge - Dallas' Homeless Recovery Center
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68 people are interested
For most of our Guests, the Art Group is an activity that provides tranquility and peace throughout their journey to end their homelessness.
Join the Art program as a volunteer, and inspire the creativity of our Guests! The Art program provides a space for our Guests to make jewelry, paint, carve, sculpt, draw, and many other activities.
Art Group is held every Wednesday and two Saturdays a month (1st and 3rd), from 1:30pm - 4:00pm.
More opportunities with The Bridge - Dallas' Homeless Recovery Center
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About The Bridge - Dallas' Homeless Recovery Center
Location:
1818 Corsicana St., Dallas, TX 75201, US
Mission Statement
Our Value Statement The Bridge will: Benefit adults experiencing or at-risk of experiencing long-term homelessness by providing: Shelter solutions Homeless recovery solutions Housing solutions Benefit the broader community by: Increasing public safety Increasing public health Increasing public quality of life Our Purpose Specifically, The Bridge’s purpose is: (a) to end homelessness by developing, coordinating, and/or delivering services such as, but not limited to, (1) outreach/intake services; (2) jail diversion/reentry services; (3) emergency shelter/transitional shelter services; (4) primary health care/behavioral health care services; (5) educational services; (6) employment income/supported employment income/disability income services; or (7) affordable housing/supportive housing services
Description
The Bridge is a HOMELESS RECOVERY CENTER - We focus on helping our guests transition from their homelessness and into housing. We help folks find their way back home.
Homeless Recovery---one person at a time.
The Bridge provides solutions for homelessness by developing, coordinating, and/or delivering shelter, homeless recovery, and housing services. By doing so, we benefit our community by increasing quality of life.
Since 2008, we have:
- Provided homeless recovery solutions (including services coordination, crime diversion services, health care services, income seeker services, and housing seeker services) for approximately 600 adults in need per week;
- Provided income placements for approximately 300 adults in need per year;
- Provided housing placements for approximately 300 adults in need per year;
- Helped reduce homeless related crime costs; and
- Helped reduce homeless related health care costs.
Become a member of our Volunteer Team, and truly make a difference in our city!
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1818 Corsicana St.Dallas, TX 75201
DATE POSTED
March 15, 2017
SKILLS
- Drawing
- Painting
- Crocheting
- Knitting
- Sewing
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Must be at least 18
- Orientation or Training