Peace Corps

Too Old to Answer JFK’s Call? Nonsense!

Posted on 01/25/2012 by | Giving & Volunteering | Comments

Home & Family | Travel | Volunteering | Work | Your LifeJust before 2:00am on a chilly October night thousands of students at the University of Michigan became part of history as the 43-year-old presidential candidate stood on the steps of the Michigan Union and asked if they would embark on a journey that would take them potentially half way around the world to give assistance to underdeveloped nations and their people. John F. Kennedy was of course introducing his new international service organization that would later become the Peace Corps. …

Fly and Do Good: Volunteer Challenge Week 3

Posted on 09/22/2011 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

VolunteeringA few years ago a friend of mine went to Guatemala on a volunteer mission with the Peace Corps. She sent regular updates (when she could get email access), introducing us to the village children, the friends she made, the Biblical rains, lack of plumbing and arresting views she had from her humble block-and-tin home. She reported that she loved every minute of it and wouldn’t trade the experience for anything. That’s a common refrain among Peace Corps workers – …

News To Know: More Americans Turn To Non-Profits

Posted on 06/2/2009 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Home & FamilyApplications to work for non-profits such as the Peace Corp have seen a dramatic rise in the last year.

Tell Us: How Do You Want to Volunteer?

Posted on 07/25/2008 by | General News | Comments

VolunteeringAARP wants to know how you want to volunteer.