The Experience Corps program in Minneapolis/St. Paul is hosted by Volunteers of America of Minnesota. Older adults provide literacy tutoring in kindergarten through third grade classrooms. Tutors are community members who work with students one-on-one or in small groups under supervision of the classroom teacher. They get great personal satisfaction in working with the children and providing a vital service to their community and the national literacy movement.
The mission of Volunteers of America of Minnesota is to provide opportunities which will make a significant, lasting impact in the lives of our program participants, and to elicit community support for our program participants.
Experience Corps Sites in Minneapolis/St. Paul
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Janet Triplett
Project Director
Volunteers of America of Minnesota
Phone: 612-617-7827
jtriplett@voamn.org
"In the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class education. And in this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential."
-President Obama, "State of the Union," January 27, 2010
"Together, we can continue our commitment to education innovation by investing in Experience Corps, a program that helps elementary students by increasing the number of older adult tutors and mentors in the classroom. Independent research shows that Experience Corps works: Third-grade reading and math scores are rising and students feel safer at school."
-Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, State of the City Speech, February 22, 2010
