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"It's like a job. You have goals. You see results" -Yuriy, Experience Corps Member

Experience Corps Port Arthur/Beaumont 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.
 

Experience Corps in Port Arthur/Beaumont
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Stephanie Lartigue-Pearson
Experience Corps Director
Southeast Texas Regional Planning Commission
Phone: 1-877-802-2200, ext. 7509
spearson@setrpc.org

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"In the 21st century, the best anti-poverty program around is a world-class education. And in this country, the success of our children cannot depend more on where they live than on their potential."

-President Obama, "State of the Union," January 27, 2010
"Together, we can continue our commitment to education innovation by investing in Experience Corps, a program that helps elementary students by increasing the number of older adult tutors and mentors in the classroom. Independent research shows that Experience Corps works: Third-grade reading and math scores are rising and students feel safer at school."

-Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, State of the City Speech, February 22, 2010