Schools, partners, funders
Experience Corps impact
Educators, members and community leaders
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Rev. Peggy Lawrence Burns
Program Director
Gerontology Network
Phone: 616-771-9748
pburns@gerontologynetwork.org

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Experience Corps: A Gift of Reading (youtube video)
Making a Difference: Experience Corps featured on MSNBC News

"It's like a job. You have goals. You see results" -Yuriy, Experience Corps Member

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Program Details

Grand Rapids Program Details Year of Experience Corps project launch: 2006

Students served: 160

Grades/ages of students served: K-3

Experience Corps participants: 18

Schools/Centers served: 2

Requirements for volunteers: Must be 55 or older; must complete tutor training; must be a good reader and relate well with children
 

Partners and Funders

Lead Agency: Gerontology Network

Other community partners: Grand Rapids Public Schools

Local funders: Grand Rapids Community Foundation