Children & Youth
Building Bridges to Success
School Based Youth Services Program - New Brunswick Bridge
A Children & Youth Initiative
The New Brunswick Bridge program helps students overcome obstacles, discover their strengths and become prepared for adult life.
The School Based Youth Services Program (SBYSP): New Brunswick Bridge, is a comprehensive social service program that provides individual counseling, group counseling, class presentations, youth development and employment preparation. Using a pedagogical and collaborative approach, each school is assigned a team consisting of a Site Administrator, a Mental Health Clinician and a Youth Development Specialist.
The mission of SBYSP is to improve the life prospects of New Brunswick Public School students. We work to assure academic success by building on the students’ strengths and supporting them in overcoming obstacles. Our New Brunswick site is part of a statewide network that began in 1987 to help young people navigate their adolescent years, finish their education, obtain skills leading to employment or continuing education, and graduate healthy and drug free.
SBYSP is located in New Brunswick High School, as well as Lord Stirling Community School, McKinley Community School, and Roosevelt Elementary School.
OUR IMPACT
For 2016 – 2018
children & youth were enrolled
community service hours were served by campers
community service hours were served by campers
daily attendance rate; compared to 65% nationally for similar camps
of the campers were female; more than double the national average for co-ed soccer programs
high school students were provided a paid position as junior counselors
of attendees never played soccer before
of all campers said they want to continue to play soccer
For September 2017 – June 2018
different students reached
students received group counseling in topics such as mindful awareness and empowerment
students received mental health counseling
students attended various LGBTQ and educational events and clothing/food/toy drives
students completed the instructional portion of the Youth Intervention Program
students attended Soccer Camp
For 2016 – 2018
children & youth were enrolled
community service hours were served by campers
community service hours were served by campers
daily attendance rate; compared to 65% nationally for similar camps
of the campers were female; more than double the national average for co-ed soccer programs
high school students were provided a paid position as junior counselors
of attendees never played soccer before
of all campers said they want to continue to play soccer
of student parents have remained in school
of student parents graduated from high school
delayed having a second child until after graduation
KEY ISSUES
SBYSP was started in 1987 in partnership with the Department of Children and Families (DCF), to help the young people of New Brunswick. Our goal is to assure academic success by building on students’ strengths and supporting them in overcoming obstacles. Specifically, we help them:
- Navigate their adolescent years
- Finish their education
- Obtain skills leading to employment or continuing education
- Graduate healthy and drug free
We do this by providing the following workshops and services:
- Individual and Group Counseling
- Psychoeducational Groups
- Healthy Youth Development
- Case Management/Family Services
- In-Classroom Educational Workshops
- Employment Services
- Recreation
- Pregnancy, Teen Dating Violence, Substance Abuse, & Suicide Prevention
- Referrals to community-based services providers and other school program
PROGRAM Partners
This program is funded by the NJ State Department of Children & Families and is located in four schools in the New Brunswick school district. SBYSP is a partnership between the NJ State Department of Children & Families, New Brunswick Board of Education, Youth Advocate Program, and New Brunswick Tomorrow.
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