AARP Experience Corps Evansville, Ind., has been hosted by Carver Community Organization since 2008. AARP Experience Corps volunteer members 50 and older volunteer in schools, working with students in grades K-3 who are struggling with reading and literacy performance skills. Our focus is on assisting them to become proficient readers by the end of third grade. The AARP Experience Corps volunteer members work with students one-on-one or in small groups as directed by the teachers. The goal of the program is to improve children’s literacy skills, strengthen our communities and help develop cultures of inspiration in our schools. Our dedicated volunteer members impact society every day with the academic help/guidance given to students and their partnership with classroom teachers to make schools better places to learn.
Carver Community Organization has been in existence for over 65 years. It provides services from infants to seniors. It is the beacon of the community with the programs it provides, which include AARP Experience Corps Evansville, child care, after/out of school care, and senior services, including adult day services. Together, these programs touch the lives of many children, adolescents, seniors and their families through a variety of educational, recreational, social and health programs. Carver’s mission is to offer unique services within a safe environment that teaches respect for self, others and the community.
Program Launch: 2008
Program Data (2011-2012 school year)
Schools served: 5
Students served: 340 (Grades K-3)
Volunteer members: 21
Hours logged last year: 3,318
Program Impact
In the 2011-2012 school year:
- 100 percent of teachers rated AARP Experience Corps volunteer members in the one-to-one program as being good or excellent in their overall quality of assistance
- Of the 98 percent of students whose overall reading skills were rated as being below grade level at the beginning of the year, 71 percent were rated as having improved by the end of the year
- 100 percent of volunteer members were satisfied with the guidance they received from AARP Experience Corps site coordinators and staff
Contact:
Lorinda Taylor
Director of Family Services
Carver Community Organization
812-402-3170, ext. 2102
ltaylor@carverorg.org
