Project Bridge In the Project Bridge program, United Methodist youth groups live in Methodist retirement homes for several days. Youth participants and retirement home residents both receive orientation before participating in the program. While at the home, youth provide services such as cleaning and oiling wheelchairs, mowing grass, and working on flower gardens. In the first year, participating elder Americans tutored English to refugee children in school. College-age American volunteers tutor English to elder refugees.
Volunteers give two hours, twice a week to the program.
Participating refugees come from Southeast Asia and Latin America. Active elderly program participants can donate such services as child care, household repairs, vacation assistance, and tutoring. Frail elderly can donate their services by answering telephone requests for LINC activities. The elderly in turn may receive services such as transportation, assistance with household chores, intergenerational companionship, and telephone reassurance from their neighbors. Peer support groups for the elder members are also a part of the LINC program.