The program, by the United Way of Greater Atlanta and AARP Foundation Experience Corps program, partners local seniors with DeKalb students to help reading scores
What if you could provide young children who need help reading with a free tutor? That’s what the city of Tempe did with its AARP Foundation Experience Corps partnership. Nearly 90 elementary school students got much-needed support this year thanks to the program. Bev Rogers is an Experience Corps volunteer. "And so we work with first, second- and third-grade children," she
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.