Experience Engaged

01/31/2022

Many thanks to the foundations who supported us; the volunteers and their significant contributions to areas of critical need in the community; the dedicated staff; and the many interesting and talented people we met and worked with over the years.

We’ve done good, necessary work so we’re sad to announce that we are closed, effective January 31, 2022.
***Our organization may have closed but our three program areas will continue through our partnerships with other non-profits.

The Early Childhood Service Corps: https://earlychildhoodservicecorps.org

Heath Navigation Training: https://medschool.cuanschutz.edu/center-on-aging

Volunteer Opportunities: https://changingthenarrativeco.org

WELCOME TO THE

01/21/2022

We're closing but our programs have found new homes with our community partners.

Read more to find out how you can stay involved with the Early Childhood Service Corps, health navigation training, and volunteer/fellowship opportunities.

We’ve spent more than a decade helping adults over 50 find volunteer and fellowship positions that drew on their immense professional experiences. We connected older adults to opportunities to learn new skills and find new passions. Our work has supported other nonprofits working to make positive ...

01/04/2022

The Early Childhood Service Corps new website is here! 🎉
We are one of the first organizations to amplify the power of older adults in the early childhood field!

By recruiting, training, and deploying older adults to serve in both direct service and capacity-building roles in existing early childhood programs, we offer critical support to early childhood centers.

You can learn more and sign up at: earlychildhoodservicecorps.org

12/29/2021

New Year, new website! 🎉 Watch this space 👀 as the Early Childhood Service Corps launches a new Early Childhood Service Corps website on Jan. 4th, 2022!

Info Sessions will resume on Tuesday, Jan. 4th at 10am via zoom. (You can register here: bit.ly/InfoSessionsECSC )

If you are interested in signing up for the Early Childhood Service Corps, please visit: bit.ly/ECServiceCorps (Deadline to sign up is Jan. 14th!)

12/29/2021

Looking for an opportunity to try something NEW in 2022?
Join the Early Childhood Service Corps for an opportunity to work with children and receive FREE, contactless training in the Early Childhood field that certifies you to work or volunteer in early childhood care spaces! Sign up before the Jan. 14th 2022 Deadline: bit.ly/ECServiceCorps
You can also join us for a FREE upcoming info session on Jan. 4th: bit.ly/InfoSessionsECSC

12/27/2021

"Globally, more than a billion people are now over 60 and, incredibly, that number will double by 2050. What should this new cohort of modern elders be doing with their third age? What roles might they play in their families, communities and society at large with their extra years?"

The Early Childhood Service Corps is helping older individuals with FREE, contactless training in the ! If you are 50+ and interested in working with and interested in working with children or using your business skills to help early childhood professionals, then the Early Childhood Service Corps may be for you! Explore our opportunities and sign up for a FREE information session at: bit.ly/InfoSessionsECSC

Imagine all the potential good that could come from 70 million U.S. retirees each volunteering 3.3 hours a week.

12/23/2021

This is the power of the -- providing support both inside AND outside the classroom!

Over the past two days, ECSC corps members have delivered 1,000 at home covid test kits to childcare centers in partnership with Early Childhood Education Association (https://www.coloradoecea.org/)!

12/21/2021

"You are a marvel, you are unique. In all the years that have passed, there has never been another child like you.
The Early Childhood Service Corps is "working to make the world worthy of its children" with intergenerational programming, adequate early childhood training, and support for early learning centers! Learn more about how YOU can make a difference at: bit.ly/ECServiceCorps
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"You may become a Shakespeare, a Michelangelo,
a Beethoven. You have the capacity for anything. Yes, you are a marvel.

And when you grow up, can you then harm another who is, like you, a marvel? We must all work to make the world
worthy of its children.” - PABLO CASALS

12/21/2021

Give yourself the powerful gift of learning in 2022 by joining the Early Childhood Service Corps! FREE, contactless training will empower you with high-demand skills in the Early Childhood field.

If you want to start your new year off right with an opportunity that enables you to work with young children, you can still sign up at: bit.ly/ECServiceCorps Info sessions will continue on Jan. 4th!

We’ll see you next year, with a new home, and a shiny new website! ✨

12/18/2021

We will be taking a break from hosting information sessions about the early childhood service Corps.☃️

Mark your 2022 calendars— The next information session will be on Tues. January 4th at 10am! You can save your spot by visiting: bit.ly/InfoSessionsECSC!

If you want to start your new year off right with an opportunity for free training and learning about the early childhood field, you can still sign up at: bit.ly/ECServiceCorps

We’ll see you next year, with a new home, and a shiny new website! ✨

12/16/2021

Don't miss our last information session before Christmas, happening TOMORROW, Thursday Dec. 16th at 4pm MT on Zoom!

You'll learn about how you can get FREE, contactless training
Save your spot: bit.ly/InfoSessionsECSC

Generation United's intergen research shows us that intergenerational programming:

- Reduced ageism and age discrimination among young and old alike
- Improved mental, physical, and cognitive health unique to each life stage
- Increased sense of belonging and connection with others of different ages
- Increased acceptance of people who are different from themselves

Be sure to follow our Early Childhood Service Corps page: https://www.facebook.com/EarlyChildhoodServiceCorps

12/10/2021

⚠️ Pay for EC educators is too low
⚠️ Lack of required education / experience
⚠️ Limited access to higher education training
⚠️ High worker turnover
⚠️ Hard to fill vacant positions

These have continued to result in an increased staffing crisis within early childhood education. Your experience & passion is the key to supporting Early Childhood classrooms. If you're 50 years old or older and:

💡 interested working with children
💡 interested in FREE contactless training that sets you up for success and qualified work in the Early Childhood field
..then the Early Childhood Service Corps may be for you!

Learn more & sign up: bit.ly/InfoSessionsECSC