Peace Corps for Seniors
Peace Corps director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said she'd like to boost the percentage of volunteers over age 50 from the current eight percent to 15 percent. “The Peace Corps has always been open to volunteers of all ages, but we’ve made a much more purposeful effort to recruit older volunteers,” she said. "We love having older volunteers who bring a lot to the table — a wealth of skills and tested maturity that allow them to make a difference in a community,” she added. Learn more check out the Peace Corps site dedicated to older volunteers http://www.peacecorps.gov/50plus/
There are many jobs available for older Americans with the Peace Corps as well as volunteer opportunities. Peace Corps employees enjoy challenging and interesting jobs. They provide program and medical support, recruit new Peace Corps Volunteers, manage overseas offices, and provide important administrative services.
For years, the Peace Corps was a young person's purview, an organization that drew recent college graduates hungry for adventure, unencumbered with families and mortgages and willing to endure the hardships of life in remote locales. Though college kids still flock to the organization, a slightly grayer demographic has stepped up.There are about 500 volunteers over the age of 50 serving in the Peace Corps. The AARP crowd accounts for 7% of the volunteer corps, up from 1% at the end of the 1960s, the organization said.
Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said the older volunteers bring different skills and experience to the corps than their younger counterparts, and they can serve as mentors. "Our older Peace Corps volunteers have a whole lifetime of expertise both professionally and in how to get along with others,"she went on to say..
Older volunteers often have positions with more responsibility like MS Osborn who is 73 and a Peace Corps volunteer helping to run a catering company that employs people with disabilities in the Eastern European country of Moldova.
The Peace Corps is one of the world's most successful and respected development organizations. Part of the Peace Corps' success is due to the dedicated people who work behind the scenes to support the agency and the thousands of Volunteers serving overseas.
Peace Corps employees enjoy challenging and interesting jobs. They provide program and medical support, recruit new Peace Corps Volunteers, manage overseas offices, and provide important administrative services.
Click here for more information: http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=pchq.jobs.
Maybe you've talked to your friends about the Peace Corps, or even attended a recruiting event. Now what do you do? How do you know if you're qualified to join the Peace Corps? And how do you go about applying?
Serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer means 27 months of hard work. It takes determination, flexibility, patience, and a sense of humor. And while applying to the Peace Corps is easier than being a Volunteer, the qualities that make a good Volunteer will also come in handy during the application process. Yes, applying to become a Volunteer takes some time, preparation, and effort. But as with volunteering, the rewards far outweigh the difficulties.
Here are some steps to get you started.
There are many jobs available for older Americans with the Peace Corps as well as volunteer opportunities. Peace Corps employees enjoy challenging and interesting jobs. They provide program and medical support, recruit new Peace Corps Volunteers, manage overseas offices, and provide important administrative services.
For years, the Peace Corps was a young person's purview, an organization that drew recent college graduates hungry for adventure, unencumbered with families and mortgages and willing to endure the hardships of life in remote locales. Though college kids still flock to the organization, a slightly grayer demographic has stepped up.There are about 500 volunteers over the age of 50 serving in the Peace Corps. The AARP crowd accounts for 7% of the volunteer corps, up from 1% at the end of the 1960s, the organization said.
Peace Corps Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet said the older volunteers bring different skills and experience to the corps than their younger counterparts, and they can serve as mentors. "Our older Peace Corps volunteers have a whole lifetime of expertise both professionally and in how to get along with others,"she went on to say..
Older volunteers often have positions with more responsibility like MS Osborn who is 73 and a Peace Corps volunteer helping to run a catering company that employs people with disabilities in the Eastern European country of Moldova.
The Peace Corps is one of the world's most successful and respected development organizations. Part of the Peace Corps' success is due to the dedicated people who work behind the scenes to support the agency and the thousands of Volunteers serving overseas.
Peace Corps employees enjoy challenging and interesting jobs. They provide program and medical support, recruit new Peace Corps Volunteers, manage overseas offices, and provide important administrative services.
Click here for more information: http://www.peacecorps.gov/index.cfm?shell=pchq.jobs.
Maybe you've talked to your friends about the Peace Corps, or even attended a recruiting event. Now what do you do? How do you know if you're qualified to join the Peace Corps? And how do you go about applying?
Serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer means 27 months of hard work. It takes determination, flexibility, patience, and a sense of humor. And while applying to the Peace Corps is easier than being a Volunteer, the qualities that make a good Volunteer will also come in handy during the application process. Yes, applying to become a Volunteer takes some time, preparation, and effort. But as with volunteering, the rewards far outweigh the difficulties.
Here are some steps to get you started.
- Core Expectations
In working toward fulfilling the Peace Corps mission of promoting world peace and friendship, as a trainee and Volunteer, we ask that you understand and agree to these Core Expectations. - Am I Qualified?
By now, you probably know that you have to be at least 18 years old and a U.S. citizen. Beyond these requirements, how do you know if you're qualified to become a Peace Corps Volunteer? Use our quick calculator to find out. - The Application Process
On average the process from application to invitation takes from six to twelve months.