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Experience Corps Baltimore City. Improving life for adults over 55 While by improving the future of our children. Who are we and what do we do. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
IMPROVING LIFE FOR ADULTS OVER 55
WHILE BY IMPROVING THE FUTURE OFOUR CHILDREN
Experience CorpsBaltimore City
Affil iate of nat ional Experience Corps - award-winning program that engages people 55 years of age and older in meeting their communit ies’ greatest chal lenges
Operates in 20 cit ies across the United States 2,000 plus members mentor and tutor students in
grades K-3 National Experience Corps mission – to create
powerful opportunit ies for older adults to meet society ’s greatest chal lenges
Balt imore City is “The gold standard”
Who are we and what do we do
Intergenerational programming at i ts best Partnership of Greater Homewood Community
Corporat ion and Johns Hopkins Center on Aging and Health
300 Experience Corps members 20 schools across the c ity 92 percent Afr ican American, 7 percent white, and
1 percent other 85 percent women; 15 percent men Average age 68
For Students – Higher test scores and improved learning environment
For Schools – Better cl imate for learning, teachers perceive less bul ly ing and less fighting, improved student discipl ine, increased teacher sat isfact ion
For Older Adults – Improved Physical , Mental and Social Well Being
Triple Win
The Program:
Strengthens schools and communities Provides meaningful opportunit ies for adults over
age 55 Helps chi ldren achieve and bel ieve in themselves Builds social capital Improves perception of ret irees and older adults Provides students with posit ive adult role models
outside of the home
“Experience Corps Balt imore City ut i l izes the wisdom and l i fe experience of o lder adults to strengthen academic achievement, improve school cl imate, and create hope for chi ldren in Balt imore City schools . As they volunteer to improve the future of the ci ty ’s chi ldren, these adults also add value to their own l ives , improve their health, and renew their sense of purpose.”
Experience Corps Baltimore City Mission
17 Standards o f Per formance
2 Performance Rev iews a year
Classroom Ass i s tant Model
1-on-1 tutor ing and mentor ing
Significant ly Impacts Schoo l C l imate
32 hours o f in i t i a l t ra in ing for Members
Programs and Services
Experience Corps Baltimore City has provided 1,000,000 volunteer hours to students in Baltimore City over the last 11 years .
Accomplishments
• Eleven years old this year• Have grown from three to 22 schools• Partnership with JHU for over ten years• Strong data that supports outcomes for
bothchi ldren and adults
• Developed broad and deep support in city• Schools value program and have proven
they are wi l l ing to pay for i t• Strong relat ionship with national program
Accomplishments
• Bet ter t e s t s cores : th i rd g ra der s wo rk ing w i th E xper i enc e Corps members s cored s ig n i fica nt l y
h i gher on t he M SA tha n ch i l d ren i n con t r o l s cho o l s .
• •Bet te r b eha v io r : i n sc ho o l s w i th E xper i ence C orps ,
r e f e r ra l s t o the p r i nc i pa l f o r c l a s s room beha v i o r dec rea sed by one - th i rd ; r e f e r ra l s i n t he co nt ro l
s cho o l s r ema ined a b out t he same .•
• Th i rd g ra de suspens ions were one t h i rd o f those in co n t ro l s cho o l s .
Student Outcomes
How Working with Students Benefits Experience Corps Members
Better overall health: For Experience Corps members, physical activity, strength, and cognitive ability increased significantly. These areas of improvement shown by Experience Corps members are important predictors of health outcomes in later life, including disability and dementia.
Increased strength: Forty-four percent of Experience Corps members said they felt stronger at the end of the school year; in the control group, only 18 percent did.
Higher activity levels: Sixty-three percent of Experience Corps members reported being more active, compared to 43 percent of controls.
More calories burned: Experience Corps members reported a 25 percent increase in calories burned each week; controls reported only a 5 percent increase.
Less TV time: Experience Corps members decreased by 4 percent their numbers of hours spent watching TV, compared to an 18 percent increase among controls.
Bigger social network: Experience Corps volunteers reported a significant increase, compared to a decline in the control group, in the number of people they felt they could turn to for help.
Participant satisfaction: Ninety-eight percent of Experience Corps members were satisfied with their school experience, and 80 percent returned the following year.
Improving Older Adults Health
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Making the last years count