Experience Corps is hosted in Beaumont, Texas, by the Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission. Experience Corps members provide one-on-one tutoring for students on a kindergarten, first, second and third grade reading level. Members also encourage parents to be involved in their child's education and provide opportunities for parents to be active in school activities. Experience Corps volunteers receive extensive training in tutoring and motivational techniques, a monthly incentive to defray any costs associated their service and the appreciation from the community, school leaders students.
The South East Texas Regional Planning Commission (SETRPC) is a voluntary association of local governments that serves an area composed of Hardin, Jefferson and Orange Counties. The Planning Commission was established in June, 1970 under authority provided by the Texas Legislature in 1965. SETRPC is one of 24 Regional Planning Councils that serve all of Texas.
