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GWEN IFILL (NewsHour): Finally tonight, enticing a new generation to join the Peace Corps.
Fifty-three years ago, President Kennedy created the all-volunteer corps, which has since sent more than 200,000 U.S. citizens to 139 countries. Today, there are about 7,000 volunteers serving in 65 countries, teaching, working in agriculture and economic development, and promoting nutrition and public health.
But the Peace Corps has been on the decline, as fewer people apply, and wait times for acceptance increase.
Yesterday, the Corps announced plans to reverse that trend.
Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet joins me now.
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