Community Education Program
What is the Community Education Program?
Bridgercare’s Community Education Program is a group education opportunity to help teach people how to create open and accepting communities in their workplace or life! The Community Education Program goes over content including how to create open and accepting communities, how to provide friendly and welcoming services to people from all walks of life, and how examine bias within your organization.
If you are part of a group of 10 or more interested in a custom, private Community Education session with Bridgercare, we would love to chat with you! If you are an individual interested in attending a public training, we host public Community Education opportunities twice per year!
We most frequently work with groups of healthcare professionals, educators, youth serving professionals, businesses, and faith communities in our private sessions.
ANY individual looking to learn more about how to be a part of a more welcoming community should sign up for our public sessions!
Want to stay in the loop about our next public Community Education Training?
Sign up for our e-news and be the first to know when we are hosting our next public training!
Contact us about a Private Community Education Training for your group!
Email our Community Education Coordinator Hailey with your name, group name, group size, and contact information to get your private training scheduled!
Meet Our Community Education Coordinator!
Hailey Gutowsky
Hailey is originally from Bend, OR, where she first glimpsed the positive impact of evidence-based and trauma-informed sexuality education as a Peer Educator teaching in her local school district. After graduating from the University of Vermont in Public Health Science, she is now a certified Health Education Specialist and has experience integrating inclusive and empowering reproductive care in medical and community settings. Hailey loves finding the common ground in Community Education trainings and through experience understands that there is always more to learn and new ways to practice empathy. Whether you're sprinting, walking, or stumbling in the journey of supporting our community member's sexual and reproductive health, Hailey is excited to join you!
Community Education Program FAQs
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Bridgercare is an expert resource in this field. We have been providing trusted, excellent healthcare in the Valley for more than 50 years and education for nearly half that time. Despite trials and tribulations, our Education Program has survived. Why? Because we are passionate about providing this education in our community!
We can help make your business a safer and more welcoming space for everyone in Bozeman, or help you as an individual learn all about how to bring that energy into your day-to-day interactions with neighbors, friends, families, and community members.
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A private group session is typically billed at $350/hour in order to cover costs including staff time, materials preparation, community facilitator time, and food. However, if your group of 10 or more is excited to host a private Community Education training with us but cannot afford the fee, our trainings are on a sliding fee scale. Please reach out for more information.
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We request that only groups of 10 or more schedule private group Community Education trainings with us.
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Our Community Education Coordinator, Hailey Gutowsky, is the primary facilitator and contact for ALL Community Education Program trainings. Two Community Facilitators will join Hailey to facilitate the session.
Community Facilitators are community members with lived experience relevant to the content taught in the program. Their experience helps provide valuable insight into the content and make connections between learning and life.