Capital Campaign

A Legacy of Impact, A Future of Recovery

Help Give Someone a Chance

For thousands of our neighbors in Union County who are waiting for mental health care, hope can’t wait.

That’s why we are transforming our long-standing home at 567 Morris Avenue in Elizabeth into a modern, welcoming Center for Integrated Outpatient Services, a place where anyone can walk in and find timely, compassionate, life-changing care.

We believe no one should have to wait to feel better, safer, or supported.

You can be the difference between someone waiting months for care or receiving rapid access to life-saving services.

Learn more about the Bridgeway Capital Campaign in our Case for Support.

Why Your Support Matters

Union County is experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Too many of our neighbors, especially youth, working families, and communities of color, are waiting months for mental health or addiction care. In that time, lives unravel. Instead of receiving help, people end up in emergency rooms, jails, or on the streets without the support they need, placing a heavy burden on our entire community.

Here’s the reality our community faces:

  • Just one mental health provider for every 449 people (double the national rate)

  • 8–12 week average wait time for care

  • 30–50% of persons served face both mental health and substance use challenges

  • 13% of residents are uninsured

  • Black, Hispanic, and LGBTQ+ residents face additional barriers to care

This is unacceptable. But together, we can change it.

Bridgeway is committed to reshaping the behavioral health system in Union County.

Your support will help to create a system where people receive the help they need, when they need it most.

Our Vision: A New Center for Healing for All

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With your support, we’re building a centralized, inclusive hub for mental health services offering same‑day care, culturally competent support, and coordinated treatment under one roof. Providing rapid care access, outpatient therapy, case management, and help for co‑occurring conditions, this Center will become a lifeline for thousands of residents each year.

Bridgeway’s newly renovated, 8,000‑square‑foot facility in Union County will be a welcoming, accessible place for urgent, life‑saving behavioral health services. Designed with both comfort and functionality in mind, the Center will include:

  • Separate waiting areas for youth and adults

  • 8 individual counseling rooms and 8 group therapy rooms

  • 2 exam rooms and 2 medication rooms

  • Convenient location near Union Train Station and Kean University

Your support will help create a safe, accessible space where people can receive:

  • Rapid Access for Behavioral Health

    Rapid Access for Behavioral Health

    Walk-in, 7 days a week, with access to clinicians within 24 hours and prescribers within 24-48 hours.

  • Outpatient Behavioral Health Services

    Outpatient Behavioral Health Services

    Individual, family, and group therapy for youth (6+) and adults.

  • Case Management

    Case Management

    Connecting clients to housing, education, employment, legal support, and more.

  • Integrated Care

    Integrated Care

    Addressing mental health challenges and physical health in tandem.

  • Cory Storch

    “At Bridgeway, we believe no one should fall through the cracks. This new Center is a promise to our community: that timely, local, and compassionate care is not a luxury—it’s a right.”

    Cory Storch
    President & CEO, Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services

  • Robert Spitzer

    “Bridgeway has a unique ability to have an immediate impact on the people it serves, with this Center providing swift, critical support ... Together, we can create a place that offers hope and healing—not someday, but now.”

    Rob Spitzer
    Chair, Capital Campaign; Board Member, Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services

  • Peter Pogany

    “Everyone deserves timely access to care; not after a wait, not after a crisis. This newly revitalized Center will ensure that when someone is in need, we’re already there with respect, compassion, and the tools to help them heal.”

    Peter Pogany
    Owner, Rapps Pharmacy; Honorary Chair, Capital Campaign

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Every day that passes, someone in our community goes without the care they desperately need.

Your generosity can change that. With your support, we can open the doors to life-saving services and build a space rooted in dignity, inclusion, and recovery, ensuring no one is left waiting for support. Together, we can build a place where no one has to wait to feel better, safer, or supported.

Halfway to Meeting Our Community’s Needs

Thanks to the visionary generosity of our Founding Champions, $1 million of our $2 million goal has been secured. The remaining $1 million is critical to providing life‑saving care for those who cannot afford to wait.

Every gift brings hope to a young person fighting depression, a veteran coping with trauma, or a family overwhelmed by the weight of untreated mental illness. With your support, we can bring them closer to the hope, healing, and support they desperately want and need.

Our Founding Champions

We are grateful for the generous contributions of these early supporters, whose gifts have already brought us halfway to our goal:

  • Woods System of Care – $500,000

  • NJ Dept. of Community Affairs – $420,000

  • The Hyde and Watson Foundation – $20,000

  • E.J. Grassman Trust – $15,000

  • Columbia Bank – $20,000

  • Peter Pogany / RAPPS Pharmacy – $10,000

  • Friends of Bridgeway – $21,500

$1,006,500 / $2,000,000 Raised
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Be the Reason Someone Finds Hope

Your support will create a beacon of hope and healing in Union County. 

Lesliann, Bridgeway Union Outpatient

“At the lowest point in my life, Emma was there for me. Her support helped me survive and start healing when I felt completely lost.”

Luke, Bridgeway Union Outpatient

"Bridgeway has played a vital role in my personal growth. Through the support I've received, I’ve gained a deeper understanding of myself and the factors that shape who I am. This self-awareness has allowed me to manage my mental health more effectively and navigate challenges with greater confidence."

Your gift will help:

  • Expand same-day access for people across Union County like Lesliann and Luke

  • Reduce preventable emergency room visits, homelessness and incarceration

  • Provide equitable, timely mental health treatment

  • Build a stronger, healthier Union County for all

Every dollar helps create a future where no one seeking care is left waiting or forgotten. Secure your legacy of impact. Together, we can open the doors to recovery and create a community filled with hope, health, and healing.

Ways to Give


  • By Check

    By Check

    Bridgeway Behavioral Health Services
    Capital Campaign
    373 Clermont Terrace
    Union, NJ 07083

  • By Phone

    By Phone

    Call us at (908) 355-7866

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  • Donate Online

    Donate Online

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