What is the Washington/Oregon Campus Compact AmeriCorps Retention Project?

The Washington Campus Compact AmeriCorps Retention Project (RP) is a campus-based mentoring program that places AmeriCorps members at colleges and universities to implement exemplary mentoring initiatives. AmeriCorps Retention Project members recruit and train college student mentors to mentor disadvantaged K-12 youth and/or at-risk college students and veterans with the goal of improving their academic success and advancement.

Goals of the Retention Project:

To connect college student mentors with disadvantaged K-12 youth and at-risk college students and veterans to help them improve their academic success and advancement
To recruit volunteers for National Days of Service projects and other community service events
To develop work force and civic skills of AmeriCorps members, mentors, and mentees.

In 2012-13, 45 AmeriCorps members recruited and trained 1,628 college student mentors who mentored 7,437 mentees. Our 45 AmeriCorps members have also recruited 3,145 volunteers for National Days of Service or other community events as of January 15, 2013.

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