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Older People Improve Life For Others And Themselves
Many older Americans have discovered that sharing their accumulated wisdom with others who need help can be a big win all around.
Here’s a look at two ways you can stretch your mind and show your heart:
Experience Corps
AARP Foundation Experience Corps unites teachers, schools and older adults to improve children’s academic and social outcomes. This benefits the children, the schools and the volun- teers.
The program has been proven to help chil- dren who aren’t reading at grade level become better readers by the end of third grade. Last school year, 76 percent of students who were be- low grade level at the beginning of the year raised their reading and literacy performance by one or more proficiency levels with the help of Experi- ence Corps volunteers.
The goal is to improve children’s literacy, strengthen communities, develop cultures of in- spiration in schools and support hardworking teachers.
Volunteers should be age 50 or older; have at least a high school diploma or GED; pass a criminal background check; pass a basic literacy screening; attend 25 hours of annual training; and have five to 15 hours a week to offer during the school year.
Tax-Aide
Seniors can volunteer to tutor kids or prepare taxes.
cation, child and earned income credits. Compassionate and friendly individuals can volunteer for the upcoming tax season. Volun- teers receive training and continued support in a
welcoming environment.
For facts about Tax-Aide, including require-
ments for volunteers, go to www.aarp.org/mon- ey/taxes/info-2006/volunteer_aarp_tax_aide. html. For facts on Experience Corps, visit www. aarpfoundation.org/experiencecorps. For infor- mation about AARP Foundation, visit www.aarp- foundation.org.
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AARP Foundation also runs Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free tax assistance and preparation service, giving special attention to those 50 and older. It offers free tax-filing help to those who need it most. You do not need to be a member of AARP or even a retiree to use this free service. Check-out the Tax-Aide schedule offered at the Sandusky Library at www.sandusky.lib.oh.us.
IRS tax-certified volunteer preparers in li- braries, malls, banks, community centers and senior centers answer questions and prepare tax returns. In addition to earned and retirement in- come reporting, they can also help with invest- ment income (interest, dividends, and capital gains for Schedule D), Schedule C for individuals with small businesses that have less than $25,000 in annual expenses, and various health care, edu-
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