Impact
"I´m the one who is learning!"
"This program works."
"I´ve seen a significant change in my daughter´s ability to write and read."
MEMBER PROFILE
Still Forming
Bonds
Raul Castaneda, classroom aide turned Experience Corps member (and award winner), San Francisco

I joined Experience Corps because: When I retired years ago, I was looking for something to do. I saw an Experience Corps flyer at the library, and I called the organization. It's been a great experience working in the schools because I'm a bilingual tutor.

The best part of being an Experience Corps member is : The immediate result I see every day when I work with the children one-on-one.

I like to tell the story about: I have a student this year from Mexico. This last year I've been working with her one-on-one for 45 minutes every day, and she's more open and has friends. Also, last year, I worked with a third-grade boy. He had to go back to Mexico, and I visited him, bringing him letters from his old classmates. I want to visit him every year.

I'm sticking with Experience Corps because: I've learned the last three years that a strong base in elementary school is important for moving from elementary to middle school -- you have to have a strong curriculum.

Read about Raul's recent award!

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

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I really didn't know what was wrong
Iesha Lewis, Student's mother
New York City
"She wasn't reading to me at all before the tutoring. She would read 'cat' and 'dog,' only words that are so common. I was extremely worried. I really didn't know what was wrong. Now she reads with the other kids."
Pleased with Progress
Joyce Barnes, Experience Corps member, Baltimore
Baltimore City
I've been a member of Experience Corps for two years. I worked with a little girl who could not write her name. This little girl can now write her name and count beyond 50. My teacher was very pleased in this girl's progress. The girl's mother stopped me in the hall one time and told me how pleased she was with her child's progress since we began to work together.
A Wonderful Source
Paulette Gray, grandmother of Kaydriana Gray, Nathan Hale School
Boston, MA
Generations Incorporated (host to Experience Corps Boston) has been a wonderful source of tutoring for Kaydriana. She loves Ms. McDonald. I have been invited to the different activities at the school and see how much the tutors help the children. Ms. McDonald always had that special little extra mile to go with the children.
Thank you
Parent at family outreach event
Boston, MA
We are very impressed with Farah's reading progress. Thank you for your work with our daughter.
She's the One who Made Cassie Love to Read
Elizabeth Hardy, mother of Cassie Hardy, Kenney School
Boston, MA
We're trying to get in touch with the Generations Incorporated (host to Experience Corps Boston) tutor because we want to invite her to Cassie's First Communion. She has to be there. She's the one who made Cassie love to read!
A Significant Change
Hector Alvarez, parent
Boston, MA
As a parent I've seen a significant change in my daughter's ability to write, read, and identify words. I give a lot of credit to the wonderful tutors from the Generations Incorporated (host to Experience Corps Boston).
Family Activity Calendars
Norene Setta, Experience Corps member
Cleveland
We sent home activity calendars that the kids filled out with their parents. Sometimes I'd see the parents in the hall and they would ask me more about their child's work than they did before we sent these home. They became more interested in what their children were doing at school.
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Celebrating People in Action!
"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