Living Bridges serves local families and impoverished children of Latin America. Our role in the community is to build a bridge of love between children in Latin America and loving families in the United States. The bridge is anchored in Mexico by a network of dedicated Mexican volunteers working in the orphanages. In the U.S., the bridge is anchored by adoptive families, parish communities, business leaders, professionals and collaborating service organizations who share our vision for hospitality, sponsorship, adoption and Transcultural education. One way we build this bridge is through our Hosting program. We accomplish this by a reverse mission, bringing the isolation, poverty and abandonment of orphaned children to our doorstep. Every summer for six weeks Living Bridges offers children from Mexican orphanages, ages six through eleven, an opportunity to visit the United States, experience a different culture, learn new skills while living with local families, and in some cases, be internationally adopted.