At a luncheon today, Bridge House is honoring organizations that assist the program. They include Trumbull Congregational Church, Kohl's, Bob's Stores, Staples, Furniture Collaborative of the South Shore Area Community Development Corp., Discovery Museum, Bridgeport Public Library, Marshall's, Priority Care and Sprouts for Better Living store. People who belong to Bridge House have a variety of thought and mood disorders, said Victoria Furey, the agency's executive director. They also have resulting cognitive and functional deficits that affect their ability to lead normal lives. Bridge House does not provide clinical services.
Members receive that outside the program.
Bridge House has 14 full-time staff workers. Besides aiding members with employment, they manage housing and help people organize their lives. It is one of 300 certified clubhouses worldwide. Recently, Hopkins was out of work because of a back injury. So Phyllis Freeman, an orientation and statistics unit counselor at Bridge House, filled in for him in the People's Bank headquarters mailroom.