AmeriCorps Helps Focus the Futures of Two Gap Year Students

AmeriCorps members Brendan Goth and Christie Haas pose after a mud fight at The Oregon Gardens in Silverton, Ore., where they removed non-native plants.

Haas says AmeriCorps has strengthened her interest in joining the Peace Corps after finishing college. "I can definitely see myself volunteering throughout the rest of my life," Haas says. "AmeriCorps instills a sense of service in you." 

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