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Receive a $ stipend for your service! Volunteer to tutor children in San Francisco!
ORGANIZATION: Experience Corps Bay Area
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Heroes Wanted!
- Are you 50+?
- Interested in volunteering?
- Passionate about reading or literacy?
- Want to give your time to children?
Would a little financial assistance help you make a commitment? We can help! Contact Experience Corps Bay Area to get started.
Experience Corps Bay Area is a time-tested, innovative, inter-generational tutoring and mentoring program that has served Bay Area schools and students since 1998. Our volunteers, age 50+, help students in grades K-3 gain the reading skills needed to succeed in school.
Experience Corps partners with AmeriCorps to offer modest stipends for your time and experience working with children! If you have 10 or more hours a week to give in service, this may be the program for you!
Our AmeriCorps stipend deadline is approaching, so contact us ASAP!
Benefits:
- AmeriCorps stipend of approximately $200/month
- Additional $1200 education award upon completion of service (This award may be used for college tuition or student loans. It can be transferred to a child, grandchild, or foster child.)
- Leadership opportunities
- Ongoing coaching and training
- Membership in a team of likeminded people, age 50+, who become a vital part of a school community
We need tutors and mentors in schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley.
A winning volunteer experience is based on realistic expectations. What we will need from you:
- A commitment of as little as 4 hours/week (10+ hours for a stipend)
- A desire to work with young students and help them succeed in school
- A high school degree or GED
- Conversational English skills. A second language is a plus!
- A background check
- A TB test
Experience Corps is a program for adults age 50 and over.
Call 415-759-4222 or email ecba.today@gmail.com for more info. Or take part in an upcoming info session.
Upcoming Info Sessions:
November 18, 2:30-3:30 - Glen Park Library, San Francisco
December 16, 1:30-2:30 - Potrero Hill Library, San Francisco
More opportunities with Experience Corps Bay Area
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Experience Corps Bay Area
Location:
481 O’Farrell St, San Francisco, CA 94102, US
Mission Statement
Experience Corps Bay Area (ECBA) engages older adults (50+) as tutors and mentors in order to increase literacy skills of children in grades K-3.
Description
Now in 20 cities, Experience Corps works to solve the serious social problem of illiteracy. Today, more than 2,000 Corps volunteers serve as tutors and mentors in urban public schools, teaching children to read and develop the confidence to succeed in school and in life. Research shows that Experience Corps boosts student academic performance, helps schools become more successful, strengthens ties between schools and surrounding neighborhoods, and enhances the well-being of the volunteers in the process.
What we offer:- K-3 literacy tutoring
- Flexible Monday through Friday volunteer shifts
- Complete training provided
A winning volunteer experience is based on realistic expectations. What we need from you:
- Highschool Graduate/GED required
- Conversational English required
- Commit as little as 4 hours/week
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
San Francisco, Oakland and BerkeleySan Francisco, CA 94122
DATE POSTED
December 7, 2017
SKILLS
- Mentoring
- Literacy / Reading
- Teaching / Instruction
- Reading / Writing
- General Education
- Tutoring
GOOD FOR
- People 55+
REQUIREMENTS
- Background Check
- Must be at least 50
- 4 hours per week ( 10 hours per week for stipend)