The Organization

For 26 years, Bridging Communities, Inc. has led Detroit in creative collaboration and innovative programming to meet the needs of the elders and their surrounding neighborhoods. We are the leader in grassroots, volunteer-based, home-bound eldercare in Detroit while working with the residents to create a community that one can live in for a lifetime.

Services

Our Eldercare Program offers professional assessments for the elderly and utilizes the gifts and talents of volunteers from across Michigan to fulfill each identified need. Our services assist the elderly to live independently in the homes of their choice through case management and volunteer services such as friendly visiting, supportive transportation, holiday meals and remembrances, minor home repairs, and much, much more.

Our Intergenerational Program focuses on the circle of learning between the generations. By bringing elders together with young people, we are breaking down barriers. As a result of our programs, the elders are exhibiting less fear, while the young people are demonstrating greater amounts of respect as a result of learning life lessons from the elders.

Our Community Organizing Program has strengthened the neighborhoods around the elders, allowing them to come out of their homes and interact with their neighbors, walk to the local markets, and be a part of the community again.

Our Housing Development Program has built 2 affordable senior housing projects, the Pablo Davis Elder Living Center and Heritage Place at Magnolia. We are building Springwells Village Townhomes for grandfamilies and we continue to transform city-owned properties into resident-owned properties, develop in-fill housing, and work to build an Intergenerational Center.