1957.E2.80.931975: Transition into broader development work CARE (relief agency)

care commemorative u.s. stamp

with broadened geographic focus came broadened approach care began expand beyond original food distribution program. in order reflect these new broader aims, in 1959 care changed meaning of acronym second time, becoming cooperative american relief everywhere . reflecting broadened scope, care became involved in 1961 president john f. kennedy s establishment of peace corps. care charged selecting , training first group of volunteers, later deployed development projects in colombia. peace corps assumed greater control on training of peace corps volunteers in subsequent missions, care continued provide country directors peace corps until care-peace corps joint projects ended in 1967.

in 1962 care merged , absorbed medical aid organization medico, had been working closely several years previously. merger considerably increased care s capacity deliver health programming including trained medical personnel , medical supplies.

during transition original care package phased out. last food package delivered in 1967 , last tools package in 1968. on 100 million care packages had been delivered worldwide since first shipment france. although 1968 marked official retirement of care package format used again, example in care s relief republics of former soviet union , survivors of bosnian war. concept revived in 2011 online campaign encouraging donors fill virtual care package food aid , services such education , healthcare.

1967 marked care s first partnership agreement government: construction of schools in honduras. partnership agreements governments led programmes become country-wide rather targeted few communities. care s programmes during era focused largely on construction of schools , nutrition centres, , continued distribution of food. nutrition centres in particular become 1 of care s major areas of concentration, linking school feeding programs , nutrition education aimed @ new mothers.

in 1975 care implemented multi-year planning system, again allowing programmes become both broader , deeper in scope. projects became increasingly multi-faceted, providing example not health education access clean water , agricultural program improve nutrition. multi-year planning system increased scope country-wide projects , partnerships local governments. 1977 project example provided construction of on 200 pre-schools , kindergartens throughout chile on several years, jointly funded care , chilean ministry of education.