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​AARP Foundation Experience Corps

 

Your Help Is Needed

  1. Information Sessions: Learn more about this rewarding opportunity by attending one of our information sessions, available from May 2025 through August 2025. Register to attend in-person or virtually.

  2. Contact Us: For more information, email us at ecphx@phoenix.gov or call us at 602-256-4388 TTY 711.

  3. Apply Today: Ready to make a difference? Complete an application​ and join our team!

Volunteer Requirements

To become an Experience Corps Phoenix volunteer tutor, you must:

  • Be at least 50 years old

  • Possess a high school diploma

  • Commit to volunteering two days per week (total of 5 hours) throughout the school year

  • Participate in a two-day training session, plus ongoing training during the school year

  • Attend monthly meetings

  • Successfully pass a background check

Together, we can create a brighter future for our community.



Did You Know?

It's an astounding fact, but only 30 percent of Arizona fourth grade students were reading proficiently in 2017, according to the National Center for Education Statistics, National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The City of Phoenix is working to fix this problem, but we need YOUR help.

Working with AARP Foundation Experience Corps Phoenix, trained volunteer tutors aged 50 and older are helping children become proficient readers by the time they finish third grade. The program taps into the experience and passion of older Arizonans to ensure that every child has a chance to succeed in school and life.  And so far, it's working!  90 percent of the students who receive one-on-one coaching with AARP Foundation Experience Corps Phoenix have shown significant improvement in critical literacy skills.  Teachers report that the tutors make a positive impact on attendance, reducing disruptive behavior, and increase participation. 

Read On Phoenix is part of the statewide effort of Read On Arizona, a partnership of agencies, philanthropic organizations and community stakeholders committed to creating an effective range of services to improve language and literacy skills for Arizona's children.

AARP Foundation Experience Corps currently serves more than 32,000 students nationwide.  Phoenix is the 22nd city to offer AARP Foundation Experience Corps in its public schools.​