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About OASIS Institute
The OASIS Institute is a national non-profit educational organization dedicated to strengthening communities by engaging individuals 50 and older in lifelong learning, health education and volunteer service programs. Last year alone, OASIS helped local communities by providing more than 9,200 member volunteers contributing in excess of 550,000 service hours.
The OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program began in 1989 and pairs volunteers age 50 and older with children in grades K-4 who have underdeveloped reading skills. The adults work one-on-one with the students once a week throughout the school year using a curriculum designed to build reading and language skills. OASIS works with school districts to recruit tutors and provides program curriculum and materials.
Anheuser-Busch’s Support
Anheuser-Busch has provided funding for the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program in St. Louis since its inception.
In commemoration of the Institute’s 25th anniversary in 2007, Anheuser-Busch also provided the OASIS Institute with a special $100,000 one-time investment to help expand the organization’s tutoring resources and capabilities. This $100,000 will be used to develop a train-the-trainer pilot program and an on-line “Tutor Power” library component, which will help the OASIS volunteer tutors more easily serve at-risk children throughout the country.
Impact
OASIS has grown into the largest, most comprehensive education and volunteer program for mature adults in the United States, serving more than 360,000 adults and partnering with more than 700 community organizations in 26 cities across the country. The OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program has grown to operate in 21 cities and more than 100 school districts across the country. OASIS volunteers have made a significant impact on the lives of children who previously struggled with reading in school. In fact, 95 percent of students working with OASIS tutors showed improved reading achievement after only one year in the program.
With Anheuser-Busch’s help, the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program in St. Louis has grown to include 272 area schools in 33 school districts. During the 2006-2007 school year, nearly 1,900 adult volunteers in St. Louis tutored local children from kindergarten through fourth grade.
“With Anheuser-Busch’s special gift, we’ll have even more trained adult volunteers in the schools, keeping them healthy and giving kids K-4 the individual one-on-one attention they need to improve their reading skills and build self-esteem.”
“This program is a positive, rewarding experience for both the adult volunteers and the students, and it wouldn’t be possible without Anheuser-Busch’s support. Children benefit when they have the opportunity to learn from a personal tutor, a person who cares about them and can focus on their specific needs. Older adults who work with children also benefit -- by staying active and engaged, and seeing the real difference they are making in children’s lives.”
- Marcia Kerz, president, The OASIS Institute
The OASIS Institute is a national non-profit educational organization dedicated to strengthening communities by engaging individuals 50 and older in lifelong learning, health education and volunteer service programs. Last year alone, OASIS helped local communities by providing more than 9,200 member volunteers contributing in excess of 550,000 service hours.
The OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program began in 1989 and pairs volunteers age 50 and older with children in grades K-4 who have underdeveloped reading skills. The adults work one-on-one with the students once a week throughout the school year using a curriculum designed to build reading and language skills. OASIS works with school districts to recruit tutors and provides program curriculum and materials.
Anheuser-Busch’s Support
Anheuser-Busch has provided funding for the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program in St. Louis since its inception.
In commemoration of the Institute’s 25th anniversary in 2007, Anheuser-Busch also provided the OASIS Institute with a special $100,000 one-time investment to help expand the organization’s tutoring resources and capabilities. This $100,000 will be used to develop a train-the-trainer pilot program and an on-line “Tutor Power” library component, which will help the OASIS volunteer tutors more easily serve at-risk children throughout the country.
Impact
OASIS has grown into the largest, most comprehensive education and volunteer program for mature adults in the United States, serving more than 360,000 adults and partnering with more than 700 community organizations in 26 cities across the country. The OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program has grown to operate in 21 cities and more than 100 school districts across the country. OASIS volunteers have made a significant impact on the lives of children who previously struggled with reading in school. In fact, 95 percent of students working with OASIS tutors showed improved reading achievement after only one year in the program.
With Anheuser-Busch’s help, the OASIS Intergenerational Tutoring Program in St. Louis has grown to include 272 area schools in 33 school districts. During the 2006-2007 school year, nearly 1,900 adult volunteers in St. Louis tutored local children from kindergarten through fourth grade.
“With Anheuser-Busch’s special gift, we’ll have even more trained adult volunteers in the schools, keeping them healthy and giving kids K-4 the individual one-on-one attention they need to improve their reading skills and build self-esteem.”
“This program is a positive, rewarding experience for both the adult volunteers and the students, and it wouldn’t be possible without Anheuser-Busch’s support. Children benefit when they have the opportunity to learn from a personal tutor, a person who cares about them and can focus on their specific needs. Older adults who work with children also benefit -- by staying active and engaged, and seeing the real difference they are making in children’s lives.”
- Marcia Kerz, president, The OASIS Institute