Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Seven residential programs, thirty individuals and their staff hosted an annual holiday party at the Bridgewell headquarters recently. The party has grown so much, it became too big for a residence! Spending time with friends and staff is always a favorite activity for residents, but even more so this year for a few of our residents receiving hospice services. They...
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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
Judy and Jane hosted a joint birthday party (their birthdays are just a few days apart in November) at Spinelli’s. Jane celebrated her 77th birthday and Judy celebrated her 89th! They were joined by roommates and friends from five other residential programs as well as Jane’s cousin and Judy’s family. Judy has been in our services for over 40 years,...
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Thursday, October 30, 2025
Each year, Bridgewell’s Roseway Day Program transforms itself into….Spookyway! 👻🎃💀🧟♀️🦇🕸️🪓ðŸš️🪦 This year was no different – filled with ghouls and zombies! The program offers haunted tours for all of Bridgewell’s Day Programs and residential programs. This year, the residents from Bridgewell’s Johnson Street Women’s Recovery program helped set up all the chilling decor!
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Wednesday, October 22, 2025
More than 60 people from the Bridgewell day program and residences attended Rosewood III’s Trunk or Treat last weekend – a great turnout on a beautiful fall day!
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Wednesday, October 8, 2025
Over 130 people kicked off the Halloween season with a Trunk or Treat planned in partnership with Bridgewell’s Family Support Center and Residential Services. Guests were able to trick-or-treat from trunk to trunk, enjoy music, arts and crafts and snacks! A special shoutout to Jennifer Ray from Roman Music Therapy Services for attending and joining in the fun by decorating her trunk...
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Friday, September 5, 2025
With funding from the generosity of donors who contributed to Bridgewell’s Fund a Need appeal at the 2025 Imagine the Possibilities Gala, 36 people in Bridgewell’s recovery programs went on a lunch cruise around Boston Harbor. Women (and children) from Lotus Street Family Supportive Housing, Women’s Program, Johnson Street as well as affordable housing went on a lunch cruise around Boston...
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Thursday, September 4, 2025
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Friday, August 29, 2025
By Jennifer Streck, Residential Manager At Sonora Drive, the ladies had a big idea, what better way to enjoy a summer day than by hosting their very own lemonade stand? Excited to bring it to life, they each picked the role that fit them best. Tarina, with her natural confidence and outgoing personality, became the official spokesperson. She proudly greeted customers,...
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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Earlier this month, Robbie, Eric, Bill, Chad and Rob enjoyed their annual trip to Lincoln, NH for a ride on the Granite State Scenic Railway. They enjoyed a packed lunch during the sixty-minute train ride, as well as a little shopping on their way home, and stopped for a treat at Meletharb Ice Cream in Wakefield.
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Monday, August 4, 2025
Checking off a summer bucket list! How fun to explore Boston with Bridgewell’s Recreation Department? Swan Boats and Public Gardens for this crew! 🦢🌆📷☀️🌾
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Friday, July 25, 2025
People from Bridgewell’s Individual Support program ventured into Boston via ferry to play tourist and have some fun! Special thanks to Imagine the Possibilities Fund a Need Auction donors for making this all possible!
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Two of Bridgewell’s Day Programs had an interactive musical performance with Tara Murphy of Ammaya Dance & Drum. The two groups enjoyed traditional West African stretching, dancing and drumming. Thank you, Tara for a unique, lively experience! According to Ammaya Dance & Drum, “music and movement is the medicine to inspire positive energy and health.” These sessions of African-inspired dance...
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Monday, July 14, 2025
Because of contributions to our Fund a Need “Dreams Come True – Enriching Life Experiences” donation category, Bridgewell residents in our individual supports program spent a great day at Canobie Lake Park! Over 50 people attended this year – a new record, including many first timers! 🎢 Special thanks to Imagine the Possibilities Fund a Need Auction donors for making...
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Friday, June 27, 2025
Create & Escape held a sign-making workshop at Bridgewell’s Kelly J. Martin Day Habilitation Center! Everyone made Hello Summer signs to bring home. It was a wonderful time – everyone had huge smiles and a great time getting ready for warmer weather!
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Wednesday, June 11, 2025
Athletes: Nick M Lyhn M Eric N Eric C Tara S Linda F Carlos Frank B Patty B Pattie C Billy D Chad M Zachary J Elaine B Rachel D Richard H Michael H Jennifer D Diana D Aaron Greg M Davis R Medal Count: 13 Golds 14 Silvers 5 Bronze and a few ribbons! Thank you to everyone who...
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Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Earlier this month at Bridgewell’s Kelly J. Martin Day Habilitation Center, the Essex County Sheriff’s Department did a presentation for participants. They brought a cruiser, a transport van and their comfort support dog, K-9 Pasky.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2025
Earlier this year at our Imagine the Possibilities Gala, members of the Bridgewell community raised their paddles in support of the Fund a Need auction. Thank you to these generous donors! With these donations, Bridgewell is able to provide our programs with fun activities like going to cheer on the New England Revolution at Gillette Stadium! A few of Bridgewell’s...
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Monday, February 24, 2025
Massachusetts Special Olympics’ Bridgewell Bulldogs basketball team kicked off its 2025 season with a one-day tournament at Milton Academy on February 23, 2025. Go Bulldogs!
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Friday, December 20, 2024
Bridgewell’s Community Based Day Supports program loves to venture out into the community and explore learning and volunteer opportunities! Recently, this lucky group went to Harbor Sweets in Salem to learn about how they make their delicious chocolates! Do you want to share your business with Bridgewell’s CBDS program? Contact Program Manager Eric Zagranis at (339) 883-1727 or ezagranis@bridgewell.org Learn...
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Friday, December 13, 2024
Bridgewell’s Recreation Program is always planning fun events and activities like paint parties, crafts and sports like bowling and basketball. This month, there was a surprise special guest! Santa stopped by to say hello during a recent arts and craft night at Bridgewell’s Roseway Day Program in Danvers.
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
Bridgewell’s Family Support Center hosted a Holiday Karaoke Night with DJ Bethany! Nothing gets you more in the holiday spirit than singing Christmas carols and holiday songs. From Celebration of Community events, Bridgewell’s first Formal and many other recreational events, DJ Bethany is a great source of fun and entertainment for the Bridgewell community! She knows how to get...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
Getting into the festive spirit with a trip to the Zoo Lights at Stone Zoo!
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Tuesday, December 10, 2024
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Thursday, September 19, 2024
Bridgewell’s Special Olympics Team celebrated a successful season recently at Prince Pizza! What a fun evening celebrating Bridgewell’s amazing athletes and coaches!
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Monday, September 9, 2024
There’s been a lot of growth this summer! These green thumb gardeners have been busy all summer tending to their gardens at several Bridgewell residences. Later in August, Eric, Bill and Chad went to Baltimore Street and showed Jaime, Jessica, Arianna and Lisa how to harvest the potatoes that they grew. They also picked tomatoes and peppers, and planted spinach...
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Tuesday, September 3, 2024
Bridgewell Family Support Center worked with the Lynn Family Forward Resource Center and Centerboard to give away over 500 free backpacks with school supplies.
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Thursday, August 22, 2024
August 2024’s Featured Artist Artist: Chad Mitchell Piece: “Peter the Parrot” Agency: Bridgewell Chad Mitchell loves to color with markers and paint in his free time. He got into artwork more during the beginning of the pandemic and he has a large bulletin board in his apartment to display some of it! Chad also enjoys cooking and baking, and has...
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Friday, June 14, 2024
Bridgewell was selected as the Peabody Area Chamber of Commerce’s INCredible Awards “Nonprofit of the Year,” sponsored by North Shore Bank. Congratulations to the team at Lifebridge for also being nominated – we are proud to be in such great company. Bridgewell’s Chief Development & Marketing Officer Erik Langhoff, Chief Operating Office Elaine White and Institutional Giving Manager Brad Gosselin...
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Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Busy weekends! Bridgewell residents are always finding fun things to do on the weekends out and about in our community. Bill, Chad, Eric and Julie explored the New England Gem & Mineral Show at the Topsfield Fairgrounds earlier this month. They enjoyed seeing the exhibits, visiting a number of vendors, watching how geodes are cut, and spinning the wheel to...
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
On Saturday, April 27, the Northeast Arc hosted a Spring Vendor Market at Liberty Tree Mall with many local artists including two of Bridgewell’s own artists, Jaime and Tom! The market featured artists and entrepreneurs with disabilities or autism selling their products and unique handcrafted items. When speaking about his art, Tom told us how he uses his passion for...
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Friday, April 26, 2024
Earlier this month, Bridgewell’s Family Support Center hosted a Family Earth Day Event! Projects included painting pottery and planting a seed to take home! Plus planting flowers for a new flower bed at the Family Support Center. Click here to learn more about Bridgewell’s Family Support Center!
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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Volunteering is a wonderful way for our program participants to engage with our communities while also building important life skills. Over the past 3 months, participants from the Rosewood day programs in Danvers have been averaging over 80 volunteer hours each month. Recently, Rosewood recruited day program volunteers to cook lasagnas for Lasagna Love, a global non-profit that delivers home-cooked...
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024
Bridgewell residents, day program participants and staff attended this year’s Night to Shine at North Shore Community Baptist Church in Beverly earlier this month. Night to Shine is an unforgettable prom night experience, centered on God’s love, for people with special needs, ages 14 and older. Sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. “It was a Night to Shine in Beverly,”...
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Monday, December 4, 2023
When you live in a Bridgewell residence, your housemates and the people who work in your home, become extended family. Chelmsford residents Casey, Melissa and Tarina worked on Thanksgiving crafts, decorated for Christmas and celebrated Melissa’s birthday in the past few weeks.
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Monday, December 4, 2023
Bridgewell residents Bill, Chad, Eric, Ted and Todd went to Brooksby Farms in Peabody on Saturday and enjoyed feeding the farm animals, meeting Mrs. Claus, and shopping in the farm’s store before heading out for lunch at Friendly’s.
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Tuesday, October 3, 2023
Bridgewell’s Johnson Street, Women’s Program attended the 8th Annual “Kicking Addiction” Kickball Tournament Fundraiser at Tufts Park in South Medford organized by Medford Overcoming Addiction in memory of Michael Phillips. All funds collected through this tournament go to a scholarship fund for men and women in early recovery to gain access to support services and healthy living arrangements, such as...
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Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Bridgewell residents participated in a Camp Day at Harold Parker State Forest in Andover organized by Bridgewell’s Supervisor of Clinical Support Services Laurel Ciavarri. This is an annual tradition since 2016 and keeps growing to more residential programs. This year, seven residential programs attended in the course of two days. Everyone enjoyed a picnic lunch and made s’mores over a...
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Wednesday, August 9, 2023
Whale, whale, whale, what have we got here? Another fun excursion for Bridgewell residents! This experience was made possible thanks to the generosity of donors who contributed to Bridgewell’s Fund a Need appeal.
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Earlier this month, participants from Bridgewell’s Johnson Street Women’s Program, including a recent graduate of the program, went on a lunch cruise around Boston Harbor aboard the Hornblower Sensation. This was made possible due to the generosity of those who contributed to Bridgewell’s Fund-a-Need appeal. Why a harbor cruise? Experiences like this lunch cruise give the women opportunities to learn...
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Monday, May 22, 2023
Join us for our next Family Engagement Group Meeting on Thursday, June 15, 2023! Where: Bridgewell, 10 Dearborn Road, Peabody, MA 01960 When: 5:00 to 7:00 PM 5:00-5:30pm – Networking 5:30-7:00pm – Meeting Bridgewell’s Family Engagement Group provides an opportunity to collaborate and create a forum for communication to support people receiving services achieve their fullest potential. For more information and to...
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Thursday, March 16, 2023
Bridgewell’s KJM Day Program in Lynn hosted all of Bridgewell’s Day Programs from Billerica to Danvers for a fun Saint Patrick’s Day celebration. Projects included sensory bins to find gold coins and shamrocks, art projects, green soda and Irish music! Bridgewell wishes you the best of luck and happiness this St. Patrick’s Day!
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Tuesday, January 31, 2023
Last week, Bridgewell held a small open house at our new program in Lynn. Thank you to Rep. Dan Cahill and Lynn Mayor Jared Nicholson for joining us at our open house for Bridgewell’s new Lotus House Family Supportive Housing Program! Thank you to Luis from Senator Brendan Crighton‘s office and Caroline from Senator Elizabeth Warren‘s office for attending, and...
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Monday, October 10, 2022
Over 50 members of Bridgewell volunteer at Newhall Fields Community Farm in Peabody for a day of service Bridgewell held the kick-off event for its “Celebration of Community” on October 4, 2022. The service project event, formerly known as the Bridgewell Day of Giving, was held at Newhall Fields Community Farm (NFCF) in Peabody and drew more than 50 volunteers...
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Monday, October 10, 2022
A few of Bridgewell’s residences participated in fall activities this weekend at Russell Orchard in Ipswich. Everyone enjoyed their homemade ice cream and brought home apples, and the folks who went Sunday also got to take a hayride out to the apple orchards.
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Monday, October 10, 2022
Winning Moves Games donated 30 cases of board games to Bridgewell! Over 500 games and activities like Rubix Cubes, Chess, Hi Ho! Cherry–O!, Frozen 2 Pop It and more! These games range from single player to small groups and will be distributed to day programs, residences, clinics and affordable housing programs. Thank you so much to Winning Moves Games! Check back...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
Earlier this month, Bridgewell’s Family Support Center organized a weekend sailing event! Piers Park Sailing Center is a place for individuals of all abilities to access, enjoy, and learn how to sail on Boston Harbor. Sixteen sailors and their families arrived and enjoyed a beautiful day of sailing! This event was designed to test the level of interest our individuals...
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Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Several of residential programs from Lynn and Saugus enjoyed a day of camping last month. The campers had to improvise a bit because campfires were not allowed due to the brush fire risk, but as you can see from the photos below, everyone enjoyed themselves! Director of Behavioral Support Laurel Ciavarri set up a tent for them and brought games...
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Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Bridgewell’s Independent Living programs took on Canobie Lake and it was a blast. For some thrill-seekers it was their first time at an amusement park and going on rides. The group conquered a-lot today! Seventy-three year old George, who lives in Lynn, has always wanted to go on the pirate ship and today he did! Check out this video of...
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
With more than 125 people in attendance, Bridgewell’s Family Support Center had an amazing turnout at the Bridgewell Family Fun Event in Danvers earlier this month. It was a busy, fun day of lots of activities including the Red Sox Experience Truck, which had a mock Green Monster, jerseys, pitching track and batting cages. All Out Adventures brought adaptive bikes...
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021
As a result of a generous luncheon donation to the Bridgewell Roseway Day program, program participants passed forward the holiday spirit by donating toys for children connected to Bridgewell’s services. After running out of options for affordably catering the program’s annual Thanksgiving luncheon, Program Director Amanda Murray called George at Brother’s Deli in Lynn, who donated the entire meal. Due...
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Sunday, December 5, 2021
Over the past few weeks Bridgewell held three immunization clinics and provided over 500 Covid-19 boosters and seasonal flu shots to staff and people in Bridgewell’s services. On the way to the clinic, Orlando, who attends Roseway Day Program, found out that Amy Saunders, who works at Roseway, is not a fan of needles so he offered to help her...
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
For the past few months, a small group of women from Bridgewell’s Women’s Program, Johnson Street, have been working with local artist Mary Flannery at her art studio, Great Art Studio for art therapy sessions. Through expressing themselves with art, the women hosted a small private art show on September 29 and plan to develop this into a larger recovery...
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Sunday, August 15, 2021
Community Movement of Generosity Give Back, Give Time, Give a Gift In October, Bridgewell held its annual Day of Giving, a community movement of generosity and a time to spread awareness of what we do, how we serve the community, and an opportunity for the community to support Bridgewell. Through an American Red Cross Blood Drive at our headquarters...
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Monday, March 23, 2020
In the past week, Bridgewell has worked with My Brother’s Table to secure warm meals for Bridgewell residents to help them save their own pantry of groceries and food. My Brother’s Table prepared so many meals and sandwiches to people in our community housing and individual support programs. Not only does this insure proper nutrition, but prevents them from having...
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