RETIRED SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM OF MONTGOMERY COUNTY
901 E 8th Ave, King of Prussia, PA 19406 www.rsvpmc.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: RSVP is a 501(c)3 non profit organization with 45 years program management experience utilizing 1,200 volunteers. RSVP programs improve the lives of vulnerable populations in the local community by focusing on education and wellness and by supporting nonprofits through skill based volunteer programs.

APPRISE is a program funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Aging and coordinated in Montgomery County by RSVP to help Medicare beneficiaries understand their health care options and make the best decisions appropriate to their health and financial needs. APPRISE counselors are state trained RSVP volunteers who provide free assistance without bias. Counselors are available in person or by phone at 30 sites throughout Montgomery County to answer questions about prescription drug coverage, Medicare benefits, Medicare Advantage and supplemental plans, Medicare extra help, or appealing claims. Counselors and staff also make presentations to groups to answer broader more general questions as well as information on how to receive individualized consultations. Counselors also pro- actively help those with low incomes determine if they qualify for additional Medicare benefits through extra help. In 2019, 26 counselors spent 3,958 hours assisting over 4,000 seniors through individual counseling, at neighborhood and corporate presentations, and at local senior health fairs and expos.

America Reads Program, established in 1996, trains volunteers as one-on-one reading tutors for struggling students grades K-4. In 2019, 190 volunteers worked with 2,000 children in 62 schools who needed additional assistance & support with their reading skills. Teachers completed the questionaires about the progress their students made working with America Reads volunteers, as follows; 86% were reading more fluently; 90% had more confidence in reading; 82% showed improved comprehension; 93% made progress towards or were reading at grade level.

MY Free Tutor Program (MFT) is a cutting edge virtual tutoring program developed in 2013 to enhance math and science skills and career awareness of disadvantaged secondary school students to narrow the documented STEM gap between them and their more advantaged peers.The My Free Tutor website includes an interactive web application, complete with white board and voice over capabilities through which students and their virtual tutors meet weekly and through which teachers can monitor the progress of their students. In 2019 32 MFT Tutors helped 30 disadvantaged Philadelphia secondary school students and low income veterans through the Veterans Upward Bound program at the University of Pennsylvania improve their math skills; and made STEM career presentations to 1200 students. 2019 results from math teachers assessing each student/veteran's progress are that 70% improved their math ability as measured by homework, class participation and test scores. 40% improved significantly and 40% made some improvement.

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