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1638LStretFresno,CA93721
Phone:(559)233-2663
Fax:844-327-8785
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 eTurningPointBridgePointProgram openedonFebruary15,2015intheformerTransitionalLivingCenterhouse. BridgePointisfundedbyFresnoCityandCountyEmergencySolutionsGrants.BridgePointisdesignedtoasistthe chronicalyhomelesinFresnoCounty,manyofwhom sufferfrom chronicmentalandemotionaldisorders.Bridge PointResidentsmustbechronicalyhomeles,curentlyworkingwithaNavigatorandbedocumentreadyforhousing. BridgePointisadormitorystylehomethatprovidesaclean,safestructuredenvironmentthatalowsresidentstoutilize
eresourcesavailabletothem toachievepermanenthousing. emaingoaloftheprogram istoasisttheresident’s transitionfrom homelesnestoastablehomeenvironmentbyaddresingbariersthathinderself-sufficiency.Beginning
the2020-2021􏰀scalyear,BridgePointwilbeginoperatingasatriagecenter,whichwileliminatetheeligibility requirementsaroundhousingplans.BridgePointoperatesaHousingFirstModelprogram,aNationalbestpracticethat focusesonbringingpeopleexperiencinghomelesnesindoorsquicklyandwrappingservicesaroundthem oncetheyare
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THISPASTYEAR
DuringthelastyearBridgePointservedatotalof101guestsatthefacilityandprovidedatotalof7,368bed nightstohomelesindividuals.BridgePointwasabletosucesfulyhouse61individualswithmostofthem
movingintotheirownapartments.
SUCCESSSTORY
TSwasreferedtoBridgePointafterlivinginashantyonthecanalbanksinFresno.TSwasadoubleampute whoambulatedindependentlyinawhelchair.DuringhisstayatBridgePointhewasabletoworkwithBridge PointCaseManagementstaffandhisNavigatortoobtainalhisrequireddocumentationandhousingsubsidy. TSwasabletosecurehousingwithasubsidyfrom apartneragency.
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