The Bridge is open 24 hours a day and is directly accessible without waiting lists, fees or red tape. We serve over 800 young people each year, offering a continuum of short-term emergency shelter through transitional living and permanent supportive housing. Our programs include: 14-bed emergency shelter for runaway youth (ages 10-17); family reunification and preservation; 24-hour crisis line and walk-in counseling; professional youth and family counseling; health care and health education; group and aftercare services for youth; street-based outreach and health care to homeless youth; 8-bed transitional living program for homeless youth (ages 16-20); 24-apartment scattered-site supportive housing for youth (ages 17-20) including pregnant and parenting teens; career development for youth in transitional or permanent housing; and staffing for Teens Alone, a school-based outreach program in the western suburbs. We also provide community education on youth issues, and training for other youth service providers.