Miami Bridge Youth and Family Services Inc

What it reported doing in 2024

Miami bridge youth & family services operates two licensed shelters and service sites in miami-dade county: "2810 nw south river drive, miami, fl 33125 "326 nw 3 avenue, homestead, fl 33030 " our programs continue to focus on serving miami-dade county's most vulnerable youth and families by providing crisis intervention, emergency shelter, prevention services, and family stabilization programming. Emergency shelter care (cins/fins & dependency youth) during fiscal year 2025, miami bridge provided 24/7 emergency shelter care and stabilization services to 212 youth ages 10-17, an increase from the prior fiscal year. Our shelter program provides: "structured daily living and supervision "individual, group, and family mental health counseling "crisis intervention and behavioral stabilization "aggression replacement skill-building groups "recreational and enrichment activities "educational coordination "medical and dental coordination "case management and family reunification services length of stay remained short-term and solution-focused, with emphasis on safe reunification, diversion from deeper system involvement, and placement stabilization. Cins/fins - first stop for families program through our cins/fins (children in need of services / families in need of services) programming, miami bridge served 287 youth and families in fy24- 25 - reflecting continued growth in referrals and community need. Youth served typically presented with: "ungovernable behaviors "habitual truancy "school disciplinary issues "family conflict "risk of running away services provided include: "family mediation and conflict resolution "in-home and community-based case management "individual and family counseling referrals "school collaboration and attendance improvement planning "court diversion services "linkage to community-based supports our team worked collaboratively with schools, law enforcement, community providers, and caregivers to prevent deeper system penetration and strengthen family functioning. Runaway & homeless youth (rhy) services in fy2025, miami bridge served 15 runaway and homeless youth, nearly doubling the previous year's utilization. Youth fleeing unsafe conditions such as abuse, neglect, or domestic violence received: "immediate shelter and safety "food, clothing, and hygiene essentials "medical screenings and care coordination "crisis counseling "aftercare and follow-up support the program remains focused on prevention, rapid stabilization, and safe reunification whenever possible. Truancy diversion services miami bridge remains one of only two contracted providers serving miami- dade county public schools for intensive truancy diversion services when traditional school-based interventions have been exhausted. In fy 24-25, the program engaged 164 students identified as chronically truant or at risk of academic disengagement. Services included: "individualized attendance improvement plans "family engagement meetings "behavioral intervention strategies "school coordination and advocacy "linkage to mentoring and community supports our truancy diversion services contributed to improved attendance outcomes and reduced school-based disciplinary referrals. Foundation investment & program enhancement in september 2025, miami bridge was awarded 35,000 by the batchelor foundation to expand evidence-informed programming at both shelter sites. Funding supports: aggression replacement training (art) groups to improve anger management, moral reasoning, and pro-social skill development "enhanced family engagement workshops designed to strengthen caregiver communication, conflict resolution, and reunification readiness this investment allows miami bridge to further integrate structured cognitive-behavioral interventions into shelter and cins/fins services, enhancing measurable behavioral outcomes and family stabilization efforts. Overall fy24-25 impact across all programs in fiscal year 24-25, miami bridge youth & family services: "served 678 t

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 100%; rating input score 100
• Program expense ratio: 100%; rating input score 100
• Fundraising efficiency: Limited

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: Limited
• Foreign activity oversight: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: Limited
• Major donor itemization: Limited
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 63rd percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 6 of 7 controls in place; rating input score 86
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Other executive compensation review process: NotApplicable
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Missing
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 0%; rating input score 36; 36th percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 0; rating input score 0; 0th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: Limited
• Officer compensation ratio: 0%; rating input score 81; 81st percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: -2.9% per year; rating input score 0; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0% per year; rating input score 100; 15th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 5.9% per year; rating input score 100; 43rd percentile among comparable filings