Covid-19 Response

COVID-19 has touched all of us and LifeBridge is grateful for the assistance it has received during this pandemic. The staff has been working hard to support our clients during these challenging times. Over the past months our staff has:

  • Conducted weekly check-ins with youth and adult clients.

  • Provided clients and families with resource information concerning COVID-19.

  • Implemented social distancing and required masks when using LifeBridge transportation.

  • Sanitized LifeBridge vehicles after every use.

April 2020

  • Provided 35.5 hours of virtual programming to adult participants

  • Provided 16 hours of virtual check-ins to 39 youth participants through phone calls and Zoom group meet-ups.

  • Delivered food and personal items to youth families.

May 2020

  • Delivered 62 porch activity kits to adult participants.

  • Provided 37 hours of virtual programs to 21 adult participants.

  • Completed two rounds of surveys for youth participants.

  • Prepared programming and porch activity kits for youth Leaders Club.

June 2020

  • Provided 64 hours of virtual service to 21 adult participants.

  • Delivered two round of porch activity kits to 8 youth participants of the Leaders Club.

July 2020

  • Provided 45 hours of virtual service to 20 adult participants.

  • Conducted 35.5 hours of face-to-face assessments of 27 adult participants.

  • Provided round trip transportation for 9 adult participants to the assessments.

  • Created a LifeBridge transportation procedures video. View video.

  • Created a safety kit for adult participants that included face mask, hand sanitizer, safety guides, etc.

  • Delivered porch activity kits to youth members of Leaders Club.

  • Provided 17 hours of virtual service to youth members of Leaders Club.

  • Provided 68 hours of face to face camp activity to 16 youth participants.

  • Provided round trip camp transportation for 26 youth participants.

August 2020

  • Completed 39 adult client assessments.

  • Conducted four social distancing training sessions for adult participants.

  • Began filming a training video for youth and adult participants on how LifeBridge is adhering to COVID-19 safety practices.

  • Held five in-person events for 3-6 adult participants each.

  • Organized 11 virtual events for adult participants with an average of 4-6 people attending.

  • Provided four camp sessions for youth with an average attendance of six participants.

  • Held three Leaders Club sessions for youth participants.

September 2020

  • Provided 33.75 hours of virtual service to 12 adult participants.

  • Provided 7.25 hours of face-to-face assessments to 6 adult participants.

  • Provided 85.5 hours of face-to-face programming in group settings of 2-3 adult participants.

  • Provided 47 transportation units to adult participants.

  • Provided 5 in-person events with 3-6 participants at each event.

  • Provided 10 virtual events with average of 4-6 adult participants.

  • Created a COVID-19 Safety Video so participants and parents /guardians can see how we safely conduct our in-person events. View video.

  • Provided 42 hours of in-person programming for 17 youth participants.

  • Provided 17 transportation units to youth participants.

  • Provided 42.75 hours of in-person programming to youth participants of the Leaders Club.

  • Provided 54 transportation unites to youth participants of the Leaders Club.

LifeBridge continues to adhere to standards recommended by local health departments and the Center for Disease Control. We are also spending a great deal of time planning for the coming months and anticipating challenges we might encounter.

Note: The Leaders Club is an after-school enrichment program for St. Louis City teenage students attending special education classes in the St. Louis Public School system.