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The Peace Corps

By Lisa Raffo

Peace Corps Deputy Director
Dr. Josephine "Jody" Olsen

We spoke recently with Dr. Jody Olsen, Deputy Director of The Peace Corps, to find out more about its initiative to recruit more volunteers over age 50. Currently, 6% of the organization's volunteers are over 50; that percentage could more than double going forward. Exciting. Inspiring. An opportunity to give back. And potentially life-changing.

Click on the play buttons below and listen to short 60 second audio clips on key topics you'll want to explore before considering a foreign adventure for more than two years.

	About our initiative to recruit volunteers over age 50		How many people over age 50 are now volunteering?
	So you want an adventure?		A family affair?
	What about pay and benefits?		If you want to apply…
	Remembering President Kennedy’s call to serve		It could change your life

To learn more about the Peace Corps visit their website at: www.peacecorps.gov

Lisa Raffo is Editorial Director of RetirementJobs.com and a popular freelance writer. Lisa has worked extensively in radio and television news. She was with CNN in New York and Washington as a writer, editor, producer and executive producer. She has also worked with CBS and Fox affiliates as well as Voice of America and MacNeil-Lehrer productions.