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Portland, OR Hosted by Metropolitan Family Service, Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler visited Sacramento Elementary School on May 3rd to highlight Portland’s status as an Age Friendly City. The City of Portland sponsors Experience PDX, a Metropolitan Family Service program that harnesses the power of intergenerational relationships to address social challenges and promote racial equity in our schools. The program builds upon the successful AARP Foundation Experience Corps model to realize even greater gains in both academic and social emotional learning for students K – 3rd grade. (Photo credit, Darrin Swaim) AARP Foundation Experience Corps is a national program which taps into the experience and passion of adults age 50 and over to ensure that every child has a chance to succeed in school and in life. Here’s a video about the program housed locally at Metropolitan Family Service:
4-10 hours per week. Some monthly stipends are available. Mentors must commit to serving throughout the entire school year.
Volunteers are placed on teams of mentors at schools throughout the Portland metro area. We are currently serving children in the following schools:
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