Program Details
Year of Experience Corps project launch: 2005
Students served: 535
Grades/ages of students served: K-8th grade
Experience Corps participants: 70
Participant hours logged last school year: 9,800
Neighborhoods served: North and East Oakland
Requirements for volunteers: Application, interview, background check (fingerprinting), TB test, 8 hours of pre-service training, monthly team meeting
To get involved, contact: David Moren at (415) 759-3690 ext. 7315 or dmoren [at] aspiranet.org
Partners and Funders
Bay Area Lead Agency: Aspiranet (www.aspiranet.org)
Other community partners: Foster Grandparent Program, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Jewish Coalition for Literacy, San Francisco School Volunteers, Bay Area Community Resources, Richmond District After School Collaborative, Mission Beacon Center, St. John's Tutoring Center, Urban Services YMCA, Aspire Public Schools, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership, Marin Division on Aging, Masters of Marin, Marin County School Volunteers, and The Tamalpais.
Local funders: U.S. Department of Education, Corporation for National and Community Service, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Department of Children, Youth and their Families, The California Wellness Foundation, The United Way of the Bay Area, Crescent Porter Hale, May & Stanley Smith Trust, Fireman's Fund, local schools, and individual donors.
Other community partners: Foster Grandparent Program, Retired & Senior Volunteer Program, Jewish Coalition for Literacy, San Francisco School Volunteers, Bay Area Community Resources, Richmond District After School Collaborative, Mission Beacon Center, St. John's Tutoring Center, Urban Services YMCA, Aspire Public Schools, Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership, Marin Division on Aging, Masters of Marin, Marin County School Volunteers, and The Tamalpais.
Local funders: U.S. Department of Education, Corporation for National and Community Service, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, Department of Children, Youth and their Families, The California Wellness Foundation, The United Way of the Bay Area, Crescent Porter Hale, May & Stanley Smith Trust, Fireman's Fund, local schools, and individual donors.
Schools/Centers Served
Civicorps Elementary (North Oakland), Cleveland Elementary (East Oakland), Emerson Elementary School (North Oakland), Piedmont Avenue Elementary (North Oakland), Santa Fe Elementary School (North Oakland), Think College Now (East Oakland),Monarch Academy (East Oakland)
Requirements for Volunteers:
Application, interview, background check (fingerprinting), TB test, 8 hours of pre-service training, monthly team meeting