See our Winter Program Magazine for January and February programs. Online Program sign-up will begin Monday, December 28th at 2:00pm.

In response to the number of increasing COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in our area, The Bridge Teen Center will cancel all in-person programs and events scheduled for December. However, we will continue to provide innovative ways to carry out our mission of serving students in the following ways.

Cyberbullying is defined as the electronic posting of mean-spirited messages about a person (such as a student) often done anonymously. Cyberbullying varies from traditional bullying in many ways. Find out why people cyberbully and learn the signs and symptoms of cyberbullying.

The Bridge Teen Center will cancel in-person programs and events effective Monday, November 16, 2020 through the end of November.  We will reassess and make an additional announcement on Monday, December 7, 2020 regarding December programs. 

Though any particular community service opportunity can be valuable on its own merits, the act of volunteering itself is also fundamentally beneficial for the growth and character of the teen who volunteers. In addition to making a difference in the community, volunteering can provide a unique sense of purpose for a teen at a formative time in life. 

Bullying can be found in all types of organizations and societal structures, but it is perhaps more obvious and destructive during the middle school and high school years. The concept of bullying behavior in schools has been presented so often in films and television that it has become almost an expectation of being a student. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Even though bullying has been around as long as humans have lived in societies, there are bullying prevention efforts that can make these formative years safer for middle school and high school age students. 

See the Program Magazine for all afterschool programs and Friday night events planned for the Fall/Winter semester. Online sign-up begins Wednesday, September 23rd at 2:00pm.

Job readiness programs help teens develop an increased sense of social responsibility, develop valuable soft and hard skills in an active business setting, improve communication and critical thinking skills, discover their passions and potential career paths, develop a sense of purpose, and mobilize them to not just exist in their community but to be an active part of it.

The Bridge Teen Center and The Bridge Thrift Store are pleased to announce that the "Drive Out Bullying" initiative will be held again this October in honor of National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month. Whether sponsoring, volunteering, donating goods, or shopping, there are multiple ways for you, your family or your business to support this important campaign.