The Bridge Project is a local charity, founded 20 years ago. The ‘hub’ of our work is centred at Bradbury Courtyard, an historic building in the heart of the Suffolk market town of Sudbury, where our community café and other facilities are open daily, on weekdays to the public. We are currently going through a period of change after the retirement of the founder Chief executive, and are in the process of setting an exciting development plan for sustainability and growth.

Our aim is to:

• To provide a safe and stimulating real working environment for adults with learning disabilities/autism and mental health issues that promotes inclusion, develops personal skills, growth in confidence and self-esteem and for many employability skills.
• To provide a welcoming and non-judgemental space for adults recovering from mental health problems that positively fosters self help
• To provide a community service delivering freshly cooked meals to frail elderly housebound people that contribute to their well being
• To lessen isolation and increase friendships by providing a safe social environment for vulnerable people to meet, eat nutritious meals and access to a range of relevant information and activities

Our project’s vision is one of creating an inclusive environment- a safe place where everyone is treated with dignity and respect and where people are comfortable addressing their employment vulnerabilities and social inclusion needs, illiteracy and poor money management, life skills and getting job ready. We believe in a can-do culture focusing on people’s strengths to make a real impact on the lives of all those we engage with.