Volunteers Age 50+ Needed to Read to Kids Through United Way

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Local residents ages 50 and up are needed by September to help kids read, as part of United Way California Capital Region’s partnership with AARP Foundation’s Experience Corps. Volunteers will be placed in Sacramento-area schools and will partner with small groups of students in kindergarten through third grade to help them improve their reading. For … Continue reading Volunteers Age 50+ Needed to Read to Kids Through United Way

United Way Receives AARP Grant to Help Kids Read

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AARP Experience Corps volunteer helps kids learn to read

AARP Foundation, a grantee of the Social Innovation Fund (SIF), has awarded a generous four-year grant to United Way California Capital Region to help grow Experience Corps, the evidence based AARP Foundation literacy program that improves the reading skills of children, enriches the lives of volunteer tutors, and strengthens schools in local communities. Almost 70 … Continue reading United Way Receives AARP Grant to Help Kids Read