To provide general operating support for this comprehensive social services agency, which annually assists 17,000 people affected by poverty. LifeBridge serves its clients through five core programs: Economic Empowerment, Youth Services, Behavioral Health Services, Food Services, and the Bridgeport Child Advocacy Coalition. In addition, LifeBridge publishes its annual The State of the Child report, which provides data on the social conditions impacting Bridgeport’s children and youth.