Help Students Develop and Practice Literacy Skills
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Today, thousands of children in this region would benefit from the support of a mentor. At the same time, many older adults seek meaningful ways to help younger people succeed in school and life. Parkrose Mentors bring generations together to provide support for students in our local community.Join us as a Parkrose Mentor and enrich your life by sharing your time and skills with a young person at a critical stage of development. As a mentor, you will not only be helping a student but also growing personally and finding fulfillment in making a difference.As a Parkrose Mentor, you will:Meet with an elementary or middle school student in person or online one to two times a week for 30-45 minutes to help them develop and practice their literacy skills.Utilize various techniques that we provide, including training and materials, to enhance students' literacy skills.Only need a personal love of reading and of being around students (no prior teaching experience necessary).The program is offered at Prescott Elementary and Parkrose Middle School, both in Northeast Portland, for the 2025-2026 school year. Won’t you join us and help shape the future of students in our community?Watch our video to learn more: SAGE Parkrose Mentors
About SENIOR ADVOCATES FOR GENERATIONAL EQUITY INC
SAGE sparks the imagination and commitment of people over fifty who believe in generational equity: each generation has the responsibility to give forward and improve the quality of life for the next.To accomplish our work, we raise awareness about major challenges facing future generations with a focus on education, the environment, and the economy (the 3 Es). We also connect people to resources and opportunities to get involved, and we train and support people to actively engage in social causes and nonprofit organizations. We work across generations because we need each other and the future needs all the advocates it can get.Each year, we aim to inspire, train, and support over 1,000 people to give forward in their communities. Across our work, we collaborate with partners and volunteers to bring to life this Greek Proverb at the heart of SAGE: A society grows great when its elders plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.
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