Empowering Readers Orange County (EROC)
Parentis Foundation, 28202 Cabot Road, Suite 300, Laguna Niguel, CA 92677
About
Empowering Readers Orange County (EROC) offers one-on-one reading tutoring and mentoring. Volunteer tutors age 50 and older typically work with 2-3 children in first through fifth grade, meeting individually twice each week for 30-minute sessions from October through May, either in person or virtually via Zoom.
Programs
- Empowering Readers Orange County (EROC) — 1st-5th grade students · Twice weekly; 30-minute tutoring sessions; from October through May
At a glance
- Ages: 6–10 years old
- General schedule: Twice weekly; 30-minute sessions; from October through May.
About the provider
The program’s mission is to support academic success and social development in children by using the talent and wisdom of older adults through one-on-one reading tutoring and mentoring. Comprehensive training is provided for volunteer tutors.
Volunteer tutors, age 50 and older, typically work with 2-3 children, grades first through fifth, meeting with them individually twice each week for a 30-minute session, either in-person or virtually via Zoom. Comprehensive training is provided.
What families say
“Thanks to all of you for the wonderful service you provide, not only to the kids, but also to us seniors who are receiving the beautiful gift of being useful and productive and engaged during our ‘sunset years’. You cannot imagine how much happier I am now than I was before I found out about tutoring!” — Shiela, Parentis Foundation Volunteer Tutor
Last updated October 14, 2026.
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