Welcome to SJC Bridges

The St. Joseph County Bridges Out of Poverty Initiative takes a breakthrough framework and a community-wide approach that seeks solutions to shift from managing poverty to eliminating it.  Collaborating with many partner organizations, SJC Bridges puts the concepts, tools, and relationships in the hands of people in poverty using programs like Getting Ahead, the Future Story Project and Monthly Networking Meetings. At the same time we train employers, schools, colleges, agencies, churches, schools and individuals and provide avenues to get involved.The success of SJC Bridges to educate, collaborate and advocate is creating a group of citizens – working across sectors, political parties, and economic class ‐‐ committed to the long‐term sustainability and well‐being of our community.