AARP Foundation Experience Corps encourages adults 50+ to tutor Phoenix students

The AARP Foundation Experience Corps is a volunteer program that prepares adults aged 50 and older to help young students improve their reading skills, speakers said.

Program representative (AARP Foundation Experience Corps) described the program as one that trains older adults to work with students on reading. "The AARP Foundation Experience Corps is a volunteer program that prepares adults aged 50 and older to help young students improve their reading skills," the representative said.

A volunteer who said they have participated for four years encouraged others to join, saying the program benefits both students and volunteers and noting local support: "I've been involved in the program for 4 years now, and I would say to others, if you wanna do something that really makes a difference to students but also makes you feel good, get involved with the Experience Corps program. Not only are you gonna benefit from it, but you're also making a difference for students for their entire lives and for your whole city as a whole. We get such good support from the City of Phoenix Education Office. It's just an easy type of volunteer activity to do. The Experience Corps wants you," the volunteer said.

The speakers specified that the program targets adults aged 50 and older. The volunteer described their four years of participation and cited support from the City of Phoenix Education Office; the transcript did not specify funding sources, training length, or formal referral processes.

Interested adults should contact the AARP Foundation Experience Corps for program details, training schedules, and participation requirements.