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Podcast: The Profitable Writer
Episode: Tutoring Director Mary Click on Childhood Literacy and Changing Kids' Lives Through Mentoring
Description: My guest today is Mary Click. She is the National Intergenerational Tutoring Director for the Oasis Institute, a nonprofit educational organization that promotes healthy aging through lifelong learning, active lifestyles, and service. Oasis Intergenerational Tutoring has positively impacted over 525,000 children since its inception in 1989, and has been implemented in more than 100 school districts across the country. The award-winning volunteer program pairs older adults with children in grades K-3 to work one-on-one each week not only as tutors, but as mentors and positive role models. In her role with Oasis, Mary is responsible for developing resources...