hosts Experience Corps in Washington, DC

For more information, contact: Taffanie Ketema Experience Corps/CentroNía Phone: 202-332-4200 x 126 tketema@centronia.org

Schools served:

Southeast: Birney Elementary School, Kimball Elementary School

Southwest: Bowen Elementary School

Northeast: William E. Doar, Jr. Public Charter School for the Performing Arts, Webb Elementary School

Northwest: Montgomery Elementary School, West Elementary School, Whittier Elementary School

Requirements for volunteers: Volunteers must be able to commit for the school year. Pre-service training of 15 hours and in-service training of 9 hours are mandatory. To be accepted, volunteers must successfully complete a written application, provide two references, have a personal interview, pass a criminal background check (including fingerprinting), and provide proof of a negative TB test.

What to expect: Tutors serve twice a week for 5 hours in the afternoon; classroom volunteers serve 16 hours per week (11 in the classroom and 5 hours in one-on-one tutoring); mentors serve once a week for 2 hours, after school.