Welcome
Welcome to the official website for Great Lakes PeaceJam!
Great Lakes PeaceJam (GLPJ) is a regional affiliate of the PeaceJam Foundation. We are located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and service the states of Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Ohio. We offer programming for students grades K-12, college students, and incarcerated youth.
- PeaceJam is an international education program built around Nobel Peace Prize winners who work personally with youth to pass on the spirit, skills, and wisdom they embody.
- The goal of PeaceJam is to inspire a new generation of peacemakers who will transform their local communities, themselves, and the world.
- Youth ages 5-25 study the lives and work of one or several Nobel Peace Laureates while going through a curriculum exploring violence, oppression, isms, peace and nonviolence, and the Nobel Peace Prize.
- The students work together to create a Global Call to Action service learning project to make their community and the world more peaceful and a better place in which to live.
Great Lakes PeaceJam now accepting applications for Program Coordinator
Great Lakes PeaceJam is now seeking candidates for a full-time program coordinator to serve with our staff in the Kalamazoo area. Resumes and cover letters will be accepted until July 10th, with employment to begin in August. This employee will work to ensure continued growth, sustainability, and highest quality of the PeaceJam program in the states of Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio.
For a complete job description and application instructions, please follow the link below:
Americorp VISTA selection is complete
We are pleased to announce that we have accepted two applicants for our Americorp VISTA positions to begin this August. Thank you to all candidates who applied. Our applicant pool this year was simply outstanding.
We will announce our two newest VISTAs once we receive official word from Americorp.