Experience Corps is a nonprofit organization that engages adults 50 and older as literacy tutors for struggling students in public schools. Currently, Experience Corps has 2,000 members working in schools in 19 cities around the country. Experience Corps members work primarily as reading tutors for elementary school students.
In each of the sites, Experience Corps is hosted by a local community organization which recruits and trains members with the support of the Experience Corps national office. Experience Corps members who work at least 15 hours per week receive a small stipend to help defray the costs associated with volunteering.
Read more about Experience Corps: Research, Beginnings, Expansion, Additional Information
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