We’re (Still) Here for You: COVID-19 Pivots, Four Months Later

When COVID-19 began to affect our community, the Bridge team was determined to continue providing isolation-ending service to people with disabilities and got to work pivoting our services. From expanding delivery at the Meyer Medical Equipment Center (MMEC), to video “visitation” of Guardianship clients, many of our ministries are better than ever. Here’s what we’ve been up to:

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The need has never been greater
When covid-19 hit, Bridge got to work finding ways to provide support, create connection, and dispense medical equipment to members of our community. Here's what we've been up to:

Guardianship
Since Mid-March Bridge guardians have spent 60 hours and 31 minutes on the phone with clients and their caregivers including approximately 240 video calls. They spent 34 hours on the phone with landlords, medical professionals, and other key players and contacted the people in their care more than 720 times, making sure that, (especially during a global pandemic) 48 people with disabilities had someone on their side.

Spiritual Connections
Has delivered 165 care packages filled with health items, activities and snacks to 125 of our friends in isolation and 40 people have received 	123 phone calls from 26 volunteers, all sending one important message: We care about you!

The MMEC
Has been closed 0 days due to the pandemic. From May to June 650 people received 1,366 items. We expanded delivery and made our HUBSCRUB machine available for community use, making home a more safe and comfortable place for low-income people in King County.

None of this would have been possible without the Bridge community. Our supporters have made it possible for us to not only continue, but improve on our services during this time of increased need: providing advocacy and oversight for Guardianship clients, reaching out to our friends in isolation, and providing needed medical equipment to low-income people in our area.

Our work is far from done, and just as our services are more critical than ever, we need our the support of our community like never before. We hope you’ll support Bridge’s mission of ending isolation among people with disabilities (and have fun doing it!) by joining us for the first ever livestreamed Building Bridges Auction on September 19th at 7:00 pm, with bidding on select items opening on the 14th. To receive information on attending, including links to our livestream and auction page, please RSVP at: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/59OTWbz/BuildingBridges2020

We look forward to seeing you there!

Published by Cole Peake, Communications Specialist

Cole spent the first decade of his working life providing direct service to individuals with disabilities as a caregiver, job coach, and peer counselor before embarking on a career in editing and communications. Proudly neurodivergent, Cole is dedicated to disability justice and passionate about creating communities of care in which all members can thrive. He holds both a BA in English Language and Literature and a Certificate in Editing from the University of Washington. On staff since 2020.

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