A few words come to mind as we reflect on this past year
at Community Bridges, Inc. (CBI): opportunity, challenge
and change. All three have helped us to grow, and yet
remain true to our mission despite the economic impact
battering our behavioral health system.

Community Bridges continues to provide a wide variety
of services with dignity and respect thanks to the many
dedicated men and women who represent this
organization. Today, Community Bridges employs over
300 individuals in programs providing services at 16
locations across Maricopa, Gila, Pinal and Navajo
Counties.

In 2009, our services have reached farther than ever
before. Our clinicians provided emergency Crisis Care
services to 19,207 men and women, while a total of 3,845
adults received lifesaving Medical Detoxification
treatment services.

Our Outpatient programs also saw tremendous change
this past year with the creation of our newest Outpatient
Services Center, Journey—A New Beginning, located in
Gilbert. This new 7,000 square foot facility provides co-occurring
disorder treatment, outpatient opiate medical
detoxification and model treatment programs for young
adults. In 2009, more than 600 men and women received
tens of thousands of hours of individual and group therapy
throughout the State.

New to Community Bridges this year was the design,
construction, and launch of four Rural Stabilization
Recovery Units (SRU’s) in Payson, Globe, Winslow, and
Holbrook. These new programs provide crisis stabilization,
triage, social detox, outreach, and transition
management. Heavily supported by our Peer Support
staff, they have already served over 1,500 men and
women.

The Prevention Department delivered valuable services
to over 20,000 students, their families, teachers, school
administrators, and support personnel this year alone.
The Center for Hope continues to be recognized as a
national model “best practice” long-term residential
treatment program dedicated to changing the lives of
pregnant women and saving the lives of their babies. The
20,000 square feet of living and learning space is home
to 24 women and 32 children. As I write this letter, a
milestone is fast approaching as we anticipate the birth
of our 100th healthy baby at the Center for Hope later in
2009.

All of these clinical and prevention/education programs
are supported by an army of administrative site
managers, maintenance, housekeeping, landscaping,
and transportation specialists who keep our programs on
target 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

I am personally very proud of each of our employees.
Twice each year (Summer Picnic and Holiday Luncheon)
we, as an extended family take a day to recognize their
impact and say “thanks”. Thanks for your sacrifices, your
blood, sweat and tears, your early morning arrivals, and
your late night missed dinners. I have a personal
commitment to say “thanks” and “keep doing good stuff”
to every employee I meet every day. Whether they are
saving lives in Detox or clearing away fallen trees after a
storm, THEY are Community Bridges. And I’m grateful they
are.

Dr. Frank Scarpati

President/CEO