Bridge

02/04/2026

Thank you to Social and Sustainable Capital, and Bradford The Telegraph & Argus for sharing our MEGA news about the SASH II loan.

Investment from Social and Sustainable Capital enables charities like Bridge to build long‑term financial resilience. By expanding our property portfolio in Bradford, this investment allows us to offer more people access to stable high‑quality homes plus the support needed to sustain tenancies and rebuild lives.

The Bridge Project (Bridge), a Bradford-based charity supporting people experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, mental health challenges and domestic abuse, has secured a £2.475 million loan from Social and Sustainable Capital (SASC) through its Social and Sustainable Housing Fund II (SASH II)...

01/04/2026

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY BRADFORD RESET!

Bradford RESET is a free, confidential service for people aged 16+ in the Bradford District who want to change harmful behaviours in their intimate or family relationships. We also provide dedicated, separate support to partners, ex‑partners and family members affected by that harm.

is led by Bridge, delivered in partnership with Create Strength Group- Bradford and commissioned by Bradford Council. The service launched a year ago April 2025.

https://www.bradfordreset.org.uk/

23/03/2026

23/03/2026

Well done to the University of Bradford's Youth Ambassadors who created this film: https://youtu.be/9gCKR4bEk0w?si=QzRwGOoK8nM9mKv5 whilst working alongside the Domestic Abuse & Sexual Violence team, the Safety of Women and Girls programme, and Bradford Youth Service. The film received support from Mayor of West Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire’s Deputy Mayor for Policing & Crime

06/03/2026

💙 Thank You to Our Incredible Support Workers at Bridge 💙

This thank you card is from someone you supported through some of the most challenging moments of their life.

They came to the Reconnect Centre yesterday to say thank you - because you listen, believe in them, and you stay alongside them when things feel overwhelming.

The care you show, the relationships you build, and the barriers you help remove don’t always get seen — but they are deeply felt by the people you support.

Thank you to all support workers at Bridge. 🌟

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25/02/2026

🎨 This Friday – Creative Time at Reconnect ☕

We’re inviting the people we support to join us for a relaxed painting‑by‑numbers session, with tea and biscuits provided.
This will take place in our Reconnect Centre behind Bridge — a private, supportive space to be creative, focus the mind, and take a breather at your own pace. 💙

12/02/2026

We support 🙌Collective Voice’s🙌 call for Government action, setting out five essential steps to build an effective, accessible treatment system - click the 🔗to read:

1️⃣make your position clear
2️⃣ringfence long-term investment for this
3️⃣end postcode lottery for residential treatment
4️⃣commission substance use treatment in prisons directly with specialist providers
5️⃣deliver the Sentencing Review recommendations

https://www.collectivevoice.org.uk/news/from-hope-to-delivery-five-essential-next-steps-for-government-action-on-alcohol-and-other-drugs/

💚At Bridge, by supporting people with substance use challenges, we work towards less crime, fewer children taken into care, reduced pressure on a criminal justice system in crisis, and fewer people attending already‑stretched A&E departments.💚

We need Government to outline clear aims and priorities for our field, and offer political leadership to achieve these, ensuring relevant professionals and organisations focus on this life-changing work. Download our Five Steps document (pdf) Our Chief Executive, Will Haydock, introduces the five ke...

02/02/2026

💛Inside the Reconnect Centre at Bridge 💛

Last week gave us cold temperatures, light snow, then rain and misty fog — definitely come‑in‑and‑get‑dry and cosy weather! So, we did what we do best: put the kettle on (again) and the tumble dryer to welcome people living street‑based lives with a warm space to settle in.

And because winter calls for something tactile and comforting, we opened up a chocolate‑themed jigsaw puzzle 🍫🧩 Very quickly, two puzzle sorting styles emerged:

-The colour‑sorters, lining up bars of chocolate piece by piece
-The edge‑first purists, hunting corners like seasoned pros

Whatever your way stay dry, Bradford — our door (and our puzzle box) is always open.

27/01/2026

❄️Help for homeless people during cold weather❄️

If you or someone you know is homeless please know - Bradford Council and partners run a Cold Weather service that gives emergency shelter to people sleeping rough when temperatures drop to freezing or below.

Referrals to the service are made in person by approaching the Day Shelter, 371 Leeds Road, Bradford, BD3 9NG during week days, or Discovery House on weekends. On weekends and bank holidays, referrals can be made over the phone on 01274 309165.

25/01/2026

23/01/2026

👉We’re looking for Roma and Eastern European people in Bradford to take part in a paid study👈

We are supporting an NHS-funded project that wants to understand how people from Roma and Eastern European communities experience care in the last year of life 💙

This includes people who:
• Have a serious illness themselves
• Have cared for someone with a serious illness
• Are a family member or friend of someone who needed care in the last year of life
• Are bereaved or grieving after losing someone

Your experiences can help improve care for others in the future!

What’s involved?
• Friendly, relaxed group workshops
• Or a one-to-one interview if you prefer
• based at Romalandia - The Roma Cultural Centre

**You will be paid • £20 per hour •Travel costs covered (up to £10 each way if attending in person)**

Everything you share is private and confidential. You can choose how much you take part and can stop at any time.

Message us directly if you are interested or would like more information.