NRVC's unique method for mobilizing retirees to lives of community leadership and service is the Corporate Retiree Volunteer Program. Senior Corps Programs operate in local communities throughout the United States and offer a variety of options to meet volunteer needs and interests. In 1964, only 2 percent of Peace Corps volunteers were people over the age of 50. Today, almost 7 percent are over 50 years old with more than 400 seniors currently serving overseas as Peace Corps volunteers. Twenty percent of all senior volunteers are serving as married couples, compared to 7 percent for volunteers under the age of 50.
Senior volunteers work in all skill sectors but are most concentrated in education and business.
There are 11 regional recruiting offices around the country. The Points of Light Foundation is based in Washington, D.C., and works in communities throughout the United States through a network of more than 500 Volunteer Centers. The Foundation believes that at the core of most social problems lies disconnection and alienation. That is why the Foundation launched an initiative called Connect America. At the heart of this initiative is the idea that bringing people together through volunteer service is a powerful way of combating disconnection and alleviating social problems.