Evidence-based Clearinghouse Resource Details
Experience Corp (Emerging Evidence-based Practice)
Experience Corps engages people over 55 in order to meet their communities' greatest challenges. 2,000 Experience Corps members tutor and mentor in 22 cities across the country, providing literacy coaching, homework help, consistent role models and committed, caring attention. Research shows that Experience Corp boosts student academic performance, helps schools and youth-serving organizations become more successful, and enhances the well-being of older adults in the process.
Contact Information
Experience Corps
2120 L Street NW Suite 610
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 478-6190
Email: info@experincecorps.org
Texas Programs
Beaumont, Texas; Port Arthur, Texas
Reference Material
Tang, F., Morrow-Howell, N., & Hong, S. (in press). Institutional facilitation in sustained volunteering among older volunteers. Social Work Research.
Tang, F., Morrow-Howell, N., & Hong, S. (in press). Inclusion of diverse older populations in volunteering: The importance of institutional facilitation. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.
Morrow-Howell, N., Hong, S., & Tang, F. (2009). Who benefits from volunteering? The Gerontologist.
Updated: March 10, 2010