BRIDGE stands for Building Rhode Islanders' Development and General Education. As an organization committed to building power within the Southeast Asian American community, PrYSM recognizes that the education system is not meeting the needs of our people. In Providence, Southeast Asians have consistently high dropout rates and consistently low levels of overall educational attainment. 
Our schools are not preparing us for the future -- as individuals, or as a community. BRIDGE is a program for youth who have dropped out of high school and want to get their GED. Unlike other GED programs, BRIDGE offers intensive, individualized instruction, and includes a focus on community issues. All BRIDGE students are required to contribute to the Organizing Circle and are encouraged to seek out the connections between their own lives and the life of Providence's Southeast Asian American community.
If you are interested in joining BRIDGE, taking the GED pretest, or volunteering, please call Paul at 480-3890 or email us at bridge@prysm.us
Our schools are not preparing us for the future -- as individuals, or as a community. BRIDGE is a program for youth who have dropped out of high school and want to get their GED. Unlike other GED programs, BRIDGE offers intensive, individualized instruction, and includes a focus on community issues. All BRIDGE students are required to contribute to the Organizing Circle and are encouraged to seek out the connections between their own lives and the life of Providence's Southeast Asian American community.
BRIDGE runs in three months cycles, meeting from 6 to 8 pm, Monday through Friday. To join BRIDGE, you must be:
- 14 to 21
- Cambodian, Laotian, Hmong, or Vietnamese
- Dedicated to making change for yourself and others.
