AARP Experience Corps Portland Experience Corps

AARP Foundation Experience Corps Portland

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 Portland is hosted by Metropolitan Family Service. The program creates opportunities for older adults to take part in vital public and community service. Metropolitan Family Service (MFS) invests in individuals and families that struggle with the many barriers associated with cultural and economic disparities, including inadequate education, health issues, isolation, unemployment and poverty. MFS focuses on creating opportunities for children to succeed in their families, in school and in the community by providing result-oriented programs in a safe environment, as well as in supporting older adults to help them maintain their independence and connections to the community through meaningful volunteer opportunities such as Experience Corps.

Program Launch 1995

Program Impact 2017-2018 school year

Students served: 1,617 Volunteers: 53 Hours of tutoring: 11,496 Classrooms served: 88 57 percent of students who were below grade level at the beginning of the year improved their reading and literacy performance by half a grade level or more 97 percent of volunteer tutors reported that they were satisfied with the academic progress they made with students

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Program Coordinator
Jessica McLaren
Metropolitan Family Service
503-232-0007, ext. 217
[email protected]

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Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator
Maruska Lynch
Metropolitan Family Service
503-232-0007, ext. 226

AARP Foundation Experience Corps is looking for adults 50 years and older interested in tutoring K-3 students who are struggling to read.

Is Experience Corps in my city

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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