Bridge to Justice

The TCN model employs Community Health Workers, who have lived experience being incarcerated, to meet with folks exiting incarceration and have significant health needs to establish a relationship and help coordinate care when they are released.

A study at the Santa Clara TCN Site found that attendance at the first medical appointment following jail release increased from 30% to 70% when patients met with a Community Health Worker for a pre-release warm handoff.

This study is cited in the following publications:

• 2017 Peninsula Press Article, a project of Stanford Journalism
• 2019 Policy Brief from California Health Policy Strategies (Page 16)
• 2022 Joint Meeting of US Dept of HHS, CDC, & HRSA (Page 43)
• 2024 Healing Hands Publication, National Health Care for the Homeless Council (Page 15)

Explore More: TCN Evidence & Data ; The TCN Model

The Ohio Bridges Program supports young adults who emancipated from foster care after the age of 18. Program participants work directly with Warm Handoff Specialists. The Specialists help facilitate smooth referrals, minimize service gaps, and ensure participants remain connected to resources during the handoff process.

• Over the first 3 months of the new Warm Handoff Specialists being deployed, referrals to the program increased 26% over year prior. 

According to 2025 Bridges Impact Report, 55 participants were surveyed 3-6 months after exiting program. These are the top five areas with significant improvement: 

• 52% increase in participants who no evidence of persistent or recurrent substance use that is detrimental to social, occupational, emotional or physical health.
• 51% increase in remaining employed full-time for longer than 3 months.
• 39% increase in ability to meet basic and additional needs without subsidized benefits and exhibiting appropriate spending habits.
• 33% increase in level of school engagement demonstrated by the participant’s dependent(s).
• 30% increase in residing in stable housing and the young adult can afford the entire housing cost.

Of current 2026 Bridges participants:

• 94% of survey respondents stated that their current housing met their needs.
• 99% of respondents reported feeling safe in their current living situation.
• 63% of respondents have maintained their current housing for 6 months or longer. 

Learn more: About Ohio Bridges; 2025 Ohio Bridges Impact Report

The IASN provides services and support to help youth and young adults who exit foster care near or after the age of 18 make a successful transition to adulthood.

Youth engage with IASN on a voluntary basis. Once enrolled, they are paired with a Self-Sufficiency Advocate (SSA) who assists with connections to housing, funding for emergency expenses, education, job training/employment, and healthcare. 

In 2025, 176 new youth engaged in support from the IASN. Of those youth:

• 50% entered program without completing high school.
• 46% had received either IEP or 504 accommodations in school.
• 34% were employed during their intake.
• 35% experienced homelessness at some point in their life.
• 32% had been incarcerated at some point (not the same as a conviction) in the 2 years prior to their intake.

Of the 226 youth who exited services in 2025:

• 82% have a high school credential.
• 99% feel safe in their current home.
• 63% have full or part-time employment. 

Of the youth engaged in services at the close of 2025:

• 67% were working full or part-time.
• 24% were enrolled in education program.
• 91% reported they had safe and stable housing.
• 96% reported they had a supportive relationship with a positive adult.
• 48% indicated they had enough money to cover their expenses for the prior month. 

Learn more: About IASN; 2025 IASN Impact Report

• Begin the next phase of the Bridge to Justice Campaign to raise the final $1M.
• Hire half-time Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator to sustain the Child Advocacy Program.
• Hire full-time Communications Manager to create organizational capacity and infrastructure.
• Renew MSW Internship with Seattle University to define referral pathways, partnership needs, and draft program evaluation measures.

• Launch new program with a full-time Resouce Navigation Manager.
• Hire full-time Deputy Director to support organizational growth.

• Expand MSW Internship to include a second Seattle University student to support resource navigation services.

• Hire a second, full-time Resource Navigation Manager to grow program.