What Bridge House / Grace House does

Bridge House / Grace House is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in approximately 1960 in New Orleans. It provides gender-specific, long-term residential treatment for men and women with substance-use disorders through separate men's and women's facilities, and offers services regardless of ability to pay. The model includes a three-phase pathway—Stabilization (ASAM 3.3), Primary (ASAM 3.1), and Re-Entry/Transition—with clinical and recovery-focused services, therapy, 12-step integration, family treatment, case management, relapse prevention, and vocational rehabilitation.\n\nThe stated core technology is clinical protocol rather than software; the organization has no disclosed app, API, SDK, or AI modality. Its vocational model includes thrift stores, a used car lot, and warehouse work, and admissions are managed through centralized intake with self-referrals and referrals from healthcare, courts, detox, and social-service channels.\n\nTreatment is funded through charitable donations from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government programs; recurring events with ticket and sponsorship tiers; two thrift stores; and a used car lot selling donated vehicles. These social enterprises also provide work-therapy and job-readiness activity. No explicit annual revenue, contract value, or multi-year headcount series is disclosed.

Name

Bridge House / Grace House

Legal name

Bridge House / Grace House

Website

https://bridgehouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1960

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bridge House / Grace House is a New Orleans 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing gender-specific, long-term residential substance-use treatment for men and women, including people who are homeless, indigent, uninsured, underinsured, or unemployed, regardless of ability to pay.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Substance Abuse Treatment Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Substance Use Rehabilitation (Inpatient Rehab) (HLAFACAE)

Keywords

• Residential addiction treatment
• Substance use disorder
• Gender-sensitive recovery
• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Nonprofit health services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization relies heavily on charitable donations from individuals, corporations, foundations, and government programs. Multiple fundraising events are held annually including the Fore! Recovery Invitational, Sober Fest, Mr. Legs, and Women of Substance luncheon. Cash donations are accepted online, by mail, and in person.
2. Thrift Store Sales: Two thrift stores (New Orleans and Jefferson Parish/Metairie) sell donated goods including clothing, household items, furniture, and miscellaneous items. Proceeds fund treatment programs. In 2019, thrift store sales provided services for about 140 of the 700 individuals admitted.
3. Used Car Lot Sales: The organization accepts vehicle donations, performs repairs, and sells vehicles at the Used Car Lot at 4243 Earhart Blvd. All funds go directly to Bridge House / Grace House. Minimum $500 tax deduction guaranteed for vehicle donations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bridge House / Grace House delivers long-term, gender-sensitive residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment in New Orleans, Louisiana, operating separate men's (Bridge House) and women's (Grace House) programs through a three-phase model spanning Stabilization, Primary, and Re-Entry. Programs integrate vocational rehabilitation and are accredited by CARF International. The organization supplements residential treatment with social enterprise operations (thrift stores and a used car lot) and a portfolio of community fundraising events that support its nonprofit mission.

Product overview

Bridge House / Grace House operates as a single unified non-profit treatment organization offering gender-specific long-term residential substance-use disorder treatment programs for men (Bridge House) and women (Grace House). The organization combines a three-phase clinical treatment model (Stabilization, Primary, Re-Entry) with vocational rehabilitation through social enterprises including Thrift Stores and a Used Car Lot. Fundraising events including Sober Fest, Mr. Legs, Women of Substance Luncheon, and Fore! Recovery Invitational support treatment services offered regardless of ability to pay.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bridge House Men's Residential Treatment Long-term gender-sensitive residential substance use disorder treatment program for adult men in New Orleans, structured in three phases (Stabilization, Primary, Re-Entry) and including vocational rehabilitation components. Provided at no direct cost to residents.
• Grace House Women's Residential Treatment Long-term gender-sensitive residential substance use disorder treatment program for adult women in New Orleans, structured in three phases (Stabilization, Primary, Re-Entry) and including vocational rehabilitation components. Provided at no direct cost to residents.
• Thrift Stores (Social Enterprise) Retail resale of donated clothing, household goods, and other secondhand merchandise at nonprofit thrift store locations, with proceeds supporting Bridge House / Grace House residential treatment programs.
• Used Car Lot (Social Enterprise) Sale of donated used vehicles to the public at a nonprofit-operated used car lot, with proceeds supporting Bridge House / Grace House residential SUD treatment programs.
• Annual Fundraising Events Annual community fundraising events — including Handbags for Hope, Toast of the Town, Oyster Fest, and the McGlinchey Gala — that generate donations, sponsorships, and community awareness to fund Bridge House / Grace House residential treatment operations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Post-treatment drug use reduced from 100% to 3.3% (men) and 2.7% (women)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Desi Vega's SteakhouseminorOthersRestaurant participating in Fore! Recovery Invitational golf tournament, providing food for players.
• HootersminorOthersRestaurant participating in Fore! Recovery Invitational golf tournament, providing wings for players.
• UNO Golf TeamminorOthersParticipated as volunteers and supporters at the Fore! Recovery Invitational golf tournament.
• UPSminorOthersVolunteer support at Fore! Recovery Invitational golf tournament.
• Resource BankminorOthersProvided Bloody Mary Bar at Fore! Recovery Invitational.
• WWL-TVminorOthersMedia sponsor for Mr. Legs event, providing coverage and promotion.
• Generations HallminorOthersVenue host for Mr. Legs annual event.
• Audubon Tea RoomminorOthersVenue host for Women of Substance Luncheon.

Scale indicators15 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Odyssey House Louisiana: New Orleans-based nonprofit providing residential substance use disorder treatment for adults, including specialized programs for pregnant women and court-referred clients. Directly comparable in geography, mission, and population served.
• Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Centers: Operates residential substance use rehabilitation programs nationally, funded through a similar donated-goods social enterprise model (thrift/family stores). Strong overlap in residential treatment model and thrift-store revenue engine.
• Cenikor Foundation: Nonprofit providing long-term residential substance use disorder treatment with vocational rehabilitation as a core program element. Closely comparable in clinical model, client population (often indigent/homeless), and workforce integration approach.
• Oxford House: Nonprofit network of self-governing sober living homes that bridge residential treatment and independent living. Comparable in recovery-support mission and peer-led model, but lighter-touch and focused on housing rather than clinical treatment.

Broad incumbents

• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Nationally recognized nonprofit operating residential and outpatient substance use disorder treatment across multiple U.S. sites with CARF accreditation. Comparable clinical model and accreditation profile, but at far greater scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Caron Treatment Centers: Nonprofit provider of residential and outpatient addiction treatment with gender-specific programming and CARF accreditation. Comparable in mission and clinical structure, though national in scope and serving a more affluent mix of insured and self-pay clients.
• Phoenix House: Large national nonprofit operating residential substance use disorder treatment programs with gender-responsive services. Shares the long-term residential, gender-specific approach, though operates at substantially larger scale and across multiple states.

Others

• Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana: Regional nonprofit operating thrift retail stores that fund workforce development programs. Comparable social enterprise (thrift store) operating model in the same geography, though mission is workforce rather than addiction treatment.

Regional players

• Jefferson Parish Human Services Authority: Local governmental behavioral health authority providing substance use and mental health services in the same Jefferson Parish/Metairie market where Bridge House / Grace House operates its thrift store and serves clients. Functions as a public-sector complement rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCSY67CBFiVSHkDvCCI8ZD8A
• Facebookfacebook.com/bridgehousegracehouse
• Instagraminstagram.com/bridgehousegracehouse
• Xx.com/bridgegracehous
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bridge-house-grace-house

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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