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

School Helpers Get Help - Dundalk Eagle, Aug. 18, 2008. Baltimore County announced the inception of Experience Corps to benefit seniors who give their time assisting first - through third-grade students. Each tutor at four local schools - Dundalk, Battle Grove, Charlesmont and Logan elementaries - will receive a stipend of $2,055 for volunteering eight to 10 hours a week during the school year.

Program Draws on Experience and Compassion of Seniors - Beaumont Enterprise, Aug. 7, 2008. "Intergenerational tutoring provides seniors an opportunity to get out and give back to the community," said Stephanie Lartigue Pearson, Experience Corps Southeast Texas director.

The Age of "Rewirement" - The Baltimore Sun, Jul. 28, 2008. Many retirees find that after long, successful careers in one arena, the prospect of spending days babysitting, golfing or finding other leisure activities has little appeal. Instead, older adults are trying to keep busy in ways that have meaning and value. Experience Corps members do this without giving up a steady income, as they receive a stipend for the hours spent mentoring and tutoring.

Tucson Member Greets President Bush - Green Valley News and Sun, Jul. 21, 2008. Experience Corps member Mary Frances Ward met the president of the United States, who presented the Green Valley resident with a volunteer service award. Ward told him she appreciated receiving the honor, which "isn't just for me personally, but for all the volunteers in this sector."

President Bush Thanks Tucson Experience Corps Member - KOLD News, Jul. 18, 2008. Experience Corps member Mary Frances Ward will receive the president's Volunteer Service Award on July 18. Ward tutors and mentors elementary school students at Tucson's Harriet Johnson Primary School.

In Act 2 of Life, Doing Work That Matters - The New York Times, Jul. 16, 2008. Health columnist Jane Brody points to Experience Corps as an opportunity for retirees to who want the fulfillment of working part time to address important community needs.

Talk of the Town: President to Honor Green Valley Volunteer - Green Valley News and Sun, Jul. 16, 2008. President George W. Bush will present the President's Volunteer Service Award to Experience Corps member Mary Frances Ward prior to his departure from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Friday.

Tempe and Mesa Experience Corps - Linking Older Adults with Young Learners - Virigina Piper Trust Newsletter, Jul. 7, 2008. Alice Corkill has no intention of retiring - she is much too busy. At 73, she tutors 10 children, four days each week. Alice is a member of Tempe Experience Corps, a branch of the national award-winning program that tutors and mentors children who need extra help with reading.

Aspiranet Adds New Program to Help Underserved School Children - MarketWire, Jul. 7, 2008. Aspiranet is launching a new program called Encore AfterSchool in Oakland and Santa Clara County. Aspiranet also administers Experience Corps programs in Oakland, San Francisco and San Rafael, which recruits older volunteers to assist in the classroom.

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Reserve Explores Sharing Its Model - Jun. 9, 2008. People involved with Experience Corps feel part of a movement because it has a national presence with 20 sites.

More than Licking Envelopes - The Washington Times, Jun. 5, 2008. A recent study found that one out of three volunteers don't feel they are having any real impact. Organizations such as Civic Ventures are trying to tackle this problem head on. Civic Ventures has introduced the Experience Corps to help place people over the age of 55 in fulfilling service opportunities.

The Longer You Work, the Longer -- and Better -- Your Life - Wall St. Journal/MarketWatch .com, May. 28, 2008. According In studies at the National Institutes of Health, people over 55 who had goals and organization in their lives lived longer than those who did not. The article cites Experience Corps as an option for constructive, purposeful work.

School-based Program a Win/Win - Batlimore Times Online, May. 27, 2008. Retirees, empty-nesters and aging Gen-Xers need to remain physically and mentally active. In Baltimore City, one answer is the Baltimore Experience Corps (EC). This program places older adults in city public schools "with the aim of improving the educational outcomes for elementary school-age children and the health and well-being of older volunteers."

Experience Corps to Open in Evansville, Indiana; Program Now in 20 Cities Across U.S. - May. 9, 2008. Tutors and Mentors Will Work with Area Youth

Baltimore Mayor Supports Experience Corps - The Baltimore Sun, Apr. 25, 2008. Experience Corps has 373 senior volunteers working in 20 Baltimore city schools."The volunteers provide a commitment for mentoring and tutoring kids and provide a mature presence in the schools," said Sylvia McGill, the director of public education programs at Experience Corps and the Greater Homewood Community Association.

National Organization Honors Experience Corps in Baltimore - Johns Hopkins Gazette, Apr. 17, 2008. The Greater Homewood Community Corporation and Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health were honored last week in Washington with the Bridge Builders Award for their collaborative work in perfecting Baltimore's unique model of the national Experience Corps program.

Not Your Grandfather's Retirement - PBS, Apr. 4, 2008. Many retirees are making up for American labor shortfalls while contributing their lifetimes of experience to those they work with. Marc Freedman talks about Experience Corps, which matches up communities in need with retirees who have the skills and desire to help.

Tempe and Mesa Experience Corps - Linking Older Adults with Young Learners - Virigina Piper Trust Newsletter, Mar. 14, 2008. The Experience Corps programs, now in twenty cities around the country, measurably demonstrate increases in academic achievement and improvement in children's self esteem - while also benefiting the older adult.

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AmeriCorps Study Shows Improvement - Center for American Progress, Feb. 15, 2008. Studies of Experience Corps, which operates nationwide with 500 AmeriCorps members as well as additional volunteers, show that 97 percent of teachers agree or strongly agree that the members improve the learning environment, with three out of four reporting that students made significant academic progress as a result.

Discovering Second Acts in Sustained Working Lives - The New York Times, Feb. 12, 2008. Marc Freedman has become the voice of aging baby boomers who are eschewing retirement for what he calls "encore careers," long periods of meaningful and sustaining work later in life. Mr. Freedman, who was one of the founders of Experience Corps, now runs Civic Ventures, an incubator of programs and ideas to redefine the second half of life.

Experience Corps Host Gerontology Network Receives Grant from Grand Rapids Community Foundation - WZZM13 News, Jan. 18, 2008. Gerontology Network has received a $100,000 grant from the Grand Rapids Community Foundation to continue growing the Experience Corps program in the Grand Rapids Public Schools.

Making an Everlasting Impact - United Way Newsletter, Jan. 17, 2008. When a family friend told Robert and Que Payne about Experience Corps, it sounded like exactly what they were looking for.

Retirement With a Purpose - Forbes.com, Jan. 15, 2008. Today, there are millions of Americans retiring and looking for ways to give back to their communities.

San Francisco Mayor Calls For Experience Corps Expansion - www.encore.org, Jan. 10, 2008. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom became the latest political leader to call for the expansion of Experience Corps, the successful tutoring and mentoring program engaging adults over 55, as a way to improve public schools.