Community Education Program

What is the Community Education Program?

Bridgercare’s Community Education Program is a group education class that teaches people how to create open and accepting communities in their workplace or life! We provide professional development training for healthcare professionals, educators, youth serving professionals, businesses and faith communities about sexual and reproductive health, how to create safe spaces and services, and create open and accepting communities.

If you are part of a group of 10 or more and you are interested in a private Community Education Training 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. ANY individual looking to learn more about how to be a part of a more welcoming community should sign up for our public sessions!

Contact us about a Private Community Education Training for your group!

Email our Community Education Coordinator, Hailey, with your name, group name, group size, which of the following training options you are interested in, and contact information to get your private training scheduled!

Training Options:

  • Caring Communities for neighbors, family members, friends, and more

  • Caring Clinics for healthcare professionals

  • Caring Classrooms for educators and youth serving professionals

  • Caring Workplaces for businesses

  • Caring Congregations for faith communities

Email Hailey!

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Testimonies from Previous Attendees

  • I always thought creating a 'safe' place was a bit of a misuse of the word safe, since there is no direct danger involved. However, I now see that feeling safe is about a lot more than removing direct threats and there is so much more that affects my coworkers experience besides what is right in front of us.

    - John, Caring Communities Attendee

  • So appreciate your detail to explain the complexities of identity and acceptance, and your commitment to educate all of us. Education is key to understanding and acceptance of things we don’t know about or understand! Education builds bridges! Thanks :)

    - Bailey, Caring Communities Attendee

  • Thanks so much for putting on the training. It was quite meaningful. I consider myself to be open, but I realized that I was not as fluent and comfortable as I thought. I appreciate all that you are doing for our community.

    - Juan, Compassionate Care Attendee

  • This (training) will help us to become more compassionate physicians.

    - Tuma, Compassionate Care Attendee

  • I felt like I gained more knowledge and understanding of how to respect people."

    - Mei*, Caring Classrooms Attendee

  • I learned about better communication techniques and ways to be a good nurse with patients

    - Sarah, Caring Classrooms Attendee

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 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 or supporting our community members’ sexual and reproductive health, Hailey is excited to join you!

Community Education Program FAQs

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • We request that only groups of 10 or more schedule private group Community Education trainings with us.

  • 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 a vital part of the Community Education Program. Community Facilitators co-facilitate the Community Education Program with the Bridgercare Community Education Coordinator. They are trained to facilitate in line with the values of Bridgercare Education, which are to provide education that is medically accurate, developmentally appropriate, trauma-informed, culturally responsive and evidence-based. Facilitators guide the conversation and share their own lived experiences. 

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