Since 1997, Bridges Academy has helped reunite hundreds of families by empowering them through self-discovery and education; helping them overcome personal and family challenges. Our success speaks for itself and we believe that our program is among the finest in the country. But don't just take our word for it. Here are just a few comments we have received from families of Bridges Academy students and graduates that we have had the privilege of helping throughout the years.

Click here to read a letter from a mother to her son on his 1 year date of being at Bridges.

Click here to view essays, letters, and poems written by our students

 

"Bridges Academy didn't just save our son... the experience saved our entire family."

Denise R.
Santa Rosa, California

 

"I’m not afraid of or hiding from my emotions anymore!"

A 16 year old who had been in the program for 11 months (5/8/08)

 

" [My son] was screaming out 'help me' the last few months at home. [While at Bridges] he didn't once ask to come home early. He is happy to be there. He knows he needs the help."

Mother of a 14 year old

 

"I'm so grateful for Bridges. It's taken away all the outside influences so he can shine. It was so hard when he was young to see the light stamped out of him. I told him Bridges has taken away your freedom on one level but it's given you freedom that no one can ever take away. You're going to feel so good about who you are. You are very fortunate."

Mother of a 16 year old

 

"With the help of Bridges Academy's staff and program, our son has become the young man we always knew he could be. He is polite, considerate, and communicative and is now achieving academically."

Ken & Evelyn H.
Hercules, California

 

"It was a real pleasure to meet all of the Bridges Academy Staff. After the Family Workshop and our weekend visit on-campus, we feel very at ease with our decision to send our son to Bridges Academy."

Stepmother and Father of a 16 year old

 

"Our experience at Bridges Academy has been life altering... our family seems whole again!"

Leanne M.
Woodland, Washington

 

"I'm always so thankful for all you did for my son. I think Bridges Academy saved his life!"

Mom of a now 24 year old

 

"[He] has gone full circle now and is a joy to be with and have around. What a nice young man. Thank you for all you have done. It is without hesitation that I would recommend your organization to others. Time at Bridges should be a required course."

Father of a Bridge's & High School Graduate

 

" I'm quite proud of my boys growth the last 2 months and I'm quite proud of myself for finding you guys in the first place. "

Mom of 14 year old boy.
2008

 

"If my parents hadn't sent me to Bridges Academy, I'd be living on the streets, in jail or dead by now."

Graduate of the program just shy of his 17th birthday

 

"Thank you for accepting Kevin with open arms & an open heart. You helped him to find himself & guided him towards the skills he needed to become a more confident, knowledgeable and motivated young man. I feely very strongly that this experience has been a turning point in his life."

Debbie, Kevin's Mother

 

" Looking ahead in life, I plan to stay healthy. I may sound cliche' or like a default Independence-phase remark, but truly, I don't plan or have any intention upon engaging with drugs when I return home. I don't want to. That chapter of my life is over. It's been over. I've flipped the page. I don't even think I was reading the right book. "

an 18 year old Bridges Academy and high school graduate 2008

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