AARP Foundation Experience Corps San Diego
AARP Foundation Experience Corps is an intergenerational volunteer-based tutoring program that is proven to help children who aren’t reading at grade level become great readers by the end of third grade. We inspire and empower adults 50 and older to serve in their community and disrupt the cycle of poverty by making a lasting difference in the lives of America’s most vulnerable children.
The Experience Corps model is a proven intervention with measurable benefits for students, as well as positive mental and physical health benefits for volunteers who participate. By helping young students become better readers, Experience Corps seeks to ensure a lasting legacy of strong futures, supported schools and empowered volunteers.
AARP Foundation Experience Corps San Diego is hosted by The Children’s Initiative.
School Districts Served:
San Diego Unified School District
Lemon Grove School District
Program Launch: 2016
Program Impact (2018-2019 school year)
- Students served: 200
- Volunteers: 54
- Hours of tutoring: 3,844
- Schools served: 10
- 65% of students who were below grade level with reading at the beginning of the year reached grade level reading proficiency by the end of the school year
- 97% of volunteer tutors reported that they were satisfied with the academic progress they made with students
- 100% of volunteer tutors reported that they were satisfied with the relationships they had developed with the students they tutored
Contact
Kristin Shea
Program Coordinator
858-581-5803
kshea@theci.org
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Experience Corps San Diego
Volunteer
AARP Foundation Experience Corps is looking for adults 50 years and older interested in tutoring K-3 students who are struggling to read.
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AARP Foundation Experience Corps has more than 2,300 highly-trained volunteers working in 22 cities and serves over 9,600 students every year in high-need elementary schools.
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