Senior Corps programs fund a broad range of volunteer activities that help meet community needs. In addition, Senior Corps supports a number of strategic initiatives:

Prisoner re-entry: Senior Corps supports President Bush’s prisoner re-entry initiative aimed at preventing inmates from returning to prison. We assist organizations dedicated to providing ex-inmates with life skills, employment guidance, and general mentoring.

Children of incarcerated parents: Senior Corps continues to develop relationships with local organizations where volunteers serve as mentors, tutors, court-appointed special advocates, and providers of day care to children whose parents are in prison.

Digital divide: Senior Corps works closely with organizations that help children and families in low-income communities develop the skills needed to keep up in the digital age.

Literacy and tutoring: Senior Corps supports organizations that employ tutors in a variety of settings and through a broad range of activities that contribute directly to students’ academic success.

Homeland security: Senior Corps assists organizations dedicated to responding to natural disasters, working in public health, and helping ensure public safety. 

Independent living for seniors: In response to the long-term challenge of people living longer lives, Senior Corps provides funding to organizations that answer the demand for increased independent living services and respite care.

Please see our 2005 Field Guidance to find out more about Senior Corps’s issues of focus.