Oasis Institute

An Estimated 75 RSVP Volunteers Will Serve as Tutors in Public Schools in Franklin County Including New Haven SD, Washington SD, Meramec Valley R-3, Sullivan, ST. Clair R-8 and Union R-6 and Franklin County R-3 School Districts. All 75 RSVP Volunteers Will Be Placed in Outcome Assignments. Building on Its Proven Model and Expertise in Engaging Older Adult Volunteers, Oasis Will Address the Primary Focus Area of Education to Improve Educational Outcomes for Economically Disadvantaged and Academically At-risk Children. to Meet This Need, Over the Course of Three Years, Oasis Will Recruit, Train, and Place 75 Unduplicated RSVP Volunteers Who Will Serve Directly in Schools (volunteer Stations) Providing Literacy Tutoring and Mentoring Support to 230 Students in the Proposed Service Area. These Volunteers Will Provide More Than 6,640 Hours of Service Per School Year. of the Students Served by Year Three, 230 Students Will Complete the Program and 80 Percent of Those Students (184) Will Show Improved Academic Performance in Literacy as Measured by Pre- and Post-reading Tests. Franklin County RSVP Program Will Meet the Critical Community Need of Improving Students' Academic Performance in Literacy While Strengthening School Communities Through the Presence of Caring, Well-trained, Older Adult Volunteers. the CNCS Federal Investment of $75,000 Will Be Supplemented by $8,333 From Funding From Corporations and Foundations.