According to thechallengernews.com, Read to Succeed Buffalo has received three grants totaling $600,000 over three years from philanthropic organizations based in Western New York. Read to Succeed Buffalo has been a part of the community for a long time. The Foundation has a mission to connect people, ideas, and resources to help improve the lives of people here in Western New York.
One of the organizations that helped Reed to Succeed Buffalo is The Cullen Foundation with a $75,000 a year grant for three years for its AARP Foundation Experience Corps program. The Cullen Foundation serves residents in Eire County, the funding provided by this organization enhances the education of students in grades pre-K through 12 and advances theatre and the performing arts. Experience Corps is a program that trains retirees in tutoring and mentoring skills and then deploys them to mentor and tutor underperforming students in 1st through 3rd grades.
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Parentis Foundation s Intergenerational Literacy Intervention Program is having a profound impact for at-risk youth, senior volunteers, and the Orange County community. Since 2017, more than 150 volunteers ages 50+ have delivered over 15,000 one-to-one tutoring sessions to 569 struggling readers at eight sites across Orange County.
Empowering Tutors, Inspiring Students
Virtual Intervention Program addresses challenges facing young and old during the pandemic.
You cannot imagine how much happier I am now than I was before I found out about tutoring!– Shiela, Parentis Volunteer Tutor
Last March, the Foundation was forced to rapidly pivot from traditional in-person tutoring, to what has proven to be a highly successful online model. Parentis plays an important role in addressing challenges facing both generations, such as social isolation for older adults, and access to academic intervention for struggling s
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Eldera: The New Global Intergenerational Mentoring Program
Why the pandemic has made it more valuable for older adults and kids
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When S. Jay Olshansky, 66, a professor of public health at the University of Illinois at Chicago, virtually met math and science whiz Hyunseung Lee, 11, in May, something sparked, he says. It was special. He just reminded me of myself at that age, Olshansky adds.
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Olshansky, a renowned authority on gerontology and increasing healthspans, was connected with Lee, who lives outside of Seoul, South Korea, through Eldera, a new, free global mentorship program. Eldera pairs adults 60 and over with kids mostly between 8 and 13 to nurture and boost intergenerational relationships.