About Bridges of New York

 

Bridges of New York will be opening a 25-bed facility in Nassau County to accommodate men, who have been struggling with substance abuse, upon their release from jail. The overall mission of the facility is to assist released offenders by providing transitional housing and other support services to help them maintain a drug-free, independent, honest life as they re-enter the community.
The Bridge program has been proven successful for over 30 years by Bridges of America, as the residents in the program have consistently shown a significantly lower rate of recidivism than those who have been released directly into the general population.
Father Brett Crompton had been working with James* through the in-prison Bridges of New York Program for some months, when James received an unexpected call from him one afternoon. Released early! The day he was released, James was alone at a train station with $20.00 and had run out of prospects for a place to stay that night.
James had already made the pivotal decision to break the $20.00 for change to call Brett instead of spending it to get high. Brett picked him up immediately, and through one of his many contacts, was able to obtain a bed for James in a program that very night.
Brett realized how frequently similar scenarios have taken place for him over the years, and this experience solidified his resolve to open a Bridges of America facility in Nassau County.
Bishop Craig Bates of the Cathedral Church of the Intercessor, under whom Brett is an ordained Priest, has had the vision of opening a drug and alcohol treatment facility in Nassau County for some time, as it was Bishop Bates who sent Brett to train in Florida under Bishop Frank Costantino in the Bridges of America program. After spending a full year in Florida, Brett had moved to England for 6 months in order to gain further training, while working for the Bridges in-prison program there.
With Bp. Bates and Bp. Costantino's support, the Bridges vision has been progressing, and has already been proven successful in the Nassau County Correctional Center.
We look forward to the success of our transitional program and the fulfillment of a more fruitful life for the lives we touch.

*Name has been changed for privacy.