In Mercedes, members work under school site technology coordinator to provide support for equipment, assistance with students, and planning for teachers. At the elementary schools, they supervise students on their weekly visits to labs to practice skills based on classroom curriculum. Members select appropriate LightSpan curriculum based on teachers' recommendations and assist students with using Playstation devices. They also schedule and setup a mobile laptop cart for classroom or library use.

Members at Mercedes Junior High provide technical troubleshooting and support for 250 computers under Site Technology Coordinator Judy Vanberg. Vanberg is responsible for the Tech Dome, a multipurpose area connected to the library with several learning labs, a distance learning center, and a mobile laptop cart.  

More Than a Job–Member Development
The communities of the Rio Grande Valley are studies in contrast. Wealthy Mexican nationals cross the river to shop in growing retail centers; first generation Americans dwell in substandard housing. Families follow the crops as migrant farm workers from April to October; white-collar parents work for the school district, university, or local hospitals.

Most of the AmeriCorps Bridge members come from the Valley and either attend classes at the local university or expect to earn scholarship money for future study. Some plan to stay in the Valley and others are looking for a way out. The program keeps them involved in the community, helping the next generation of students by providing positive role models somewhere between parents and children.