"Bridging Generations" helped to provide voices and faces to Lowell's recent history before these faces and voices are gone. It connected younger and older generations in a meaningful way, helping the participants to become more aware of the interdependency that exists between the generations. It dovetailed into a program that we have piloted over the last three years at the Washington School "Photo Voice". This new project expanded the current program to include fifty-two third grade students.

The primary objectives of "Bridging Generations" was to encourage a connection with the larger community of Lowell, to support the literacy curriculum through journaling, interviewing and essays, and to learn the basic principles of photography.

The students reached out beyond the walls of the Washington School to interact with the elders of their community during visits to the Lowell Senior Center, the Cambodian Mutual Aid Society and local nursing homes.