Margaret A. Hann has been the Executive Director of The Bridge Family Center since 1998. Prior to being named Executive Director, she served for eleven years as the Residential Director for the Bridge, directing all residential programs, including the Youth Shelter and the transitional living program for older adolescents. She also led the regional life skills and drug-prevention programs. Under Margaret’s leadership, the Bridge has experienced tremendous growth, evolving and thriving as it continues to respond to the ever-changing needs of the communities we serve.
Margaret’s career began in Michigan at the Ingham County Juvenile Home as a Youth Worker. She moved to Connecticut in 1983 and served as the director of a group home for girls in Mystic, Connecticut. Over the course of her career, she has served on numerous community committees and nonprofit boards and has been actively involved in child welfare issues. Margaret earned both a Bachelor of Arts degree with a focus on Juvenile Justice and a Master of Arts degree in Administration from Michigan State University.
A Bridge to Help, Healing, and Hope
The Bridge Family Center is a non-profit agency in the Greater Hartford community that supports children, teens, young adults, families, parents and caregivers through positive intervention and prevention programs – all fueled by a deep empathy for others. From short-term shelter, food, clothing, counseling, and life-skills training for high-risk teenagers, to our Mosaic Parenting Center helping parents to regain custody of their children, the depth and breadth of our services are as diverse as our community. Where there is a need, the Bridge responds – every time!