Program Details
Year of Experience Corps project launch: 1998
Students served: 1,514
Grades/ages of students served:
K-8th grade
Experience Corps participants: 92
Participant hours logged last school year:
27,200
Neighborhoods served: Bayview Hunters Point, Bernal Heights, Mission, Portola/Excelsior, Richmond and Sunset Districts in San Francisco
Requirements for volunteers: Application, interview, background check (fingerprinting), TB test, 8 hours of pre-service training, monthly team meeting
To get involved, contact: Michael Lynch at (415)759-3690 ext. 7315 or mlynch@aspiranet.org.
Partners and Funders
Bay Area Lead Agency: Aspiranet (www.aspiranet.org)
Other community partners: Foster Grandparent Program, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Jewish Coalition for Literacy, San Francisco School Volunteers, Bay Area Community Resources, Richmond District After School Collaborative, Mission Beacon Center, St. John's Tutoring Center, Urban Services YMCA, Aspire Public Schools, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership, Marin Division on Aging, Masters of Marin, Marin County School Volunteers, and The Tamalpais.
Local funders: U.S. Department of Education, Corporation for National and Community Service, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Department of Children, Youth and their Families, The California Wellness Foundation, The United Way of the Bay Area, Crescent Porter Hale, May & Stanley Smith Trust, Fireman's Fund, local schools, and individual donors.
Other community partners: Foster Grandparent Program, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Jewish Coalition for Literacy, San Francisco School Volunteers, Bay Area Community Resources, Richmond District After School Collaborative, Mission Beacon Center, St. John's Tutoring Center, Urban Services YMCA, Aspire Public Schools, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership, Marin Division on Aging, Masters of Marin, Marin County School Volunteers, and The Tamalpais.
Local funders: U.S. Department of Education, Corporation for National and Community Service, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Department of Children, Youth and their Families, The California Wellness Foundation, The United Way of the Bay Area, Crescent Porter Hale, May & Stanley Smith Trust, Fireman's Fund, local schools, and individual donors.
Schools
Schools/Centers served: Malcolm X Academy (Bayview Hunters Point), Everett Middle School (Mission), Sanchez Elementary School (Mission), Marshall Elementary School/St. John's Tutoring Center (Mission), Hillcrest Elementary School (Portola/Excelsior), Lafayette Elementary School (Richmond), Francis Scott Key Elementary School (Sunset), Sunset Elementary School (Sunset), Paul Revere School (Bernal Heights), John Muir Elementary School, George Washington Carver Elementary School (Bayview), Monroe E.S. (Excelsior), Bryant E.S. (Mission)
Requirements for Volunteers:
Application, interview, background check (fingerprinting), TB test, 8 hours of pre-service training, monthly team meeting.