At a time when programs such as AmeriCorps and USAID have been cut, Peace Corps volunteers continue to address the globe's ...

This year, the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) will break ground on the Peace Corps Commemorative Park, honoring the over 240,000 Americans who have served as Peace Corps volunteers, including ...

On May 20, the U.S. Peace Corps posted a brief statement on its website announcing that the volunteer cohorts scheduled to depart in June for Cameroon and the Kyrgyz Republic were cancelled. “As part ...

CEDAR CITY — Southern Utah University last month announced it has been selected as an official Peace Corps Prep university, becoming the Beehive State's second such institution and only one in ...

MACOMB, IL - - Western Illinois University's Peace Corps Fellows & AmeriCorps Program welcomed its newest cohort of AmeriCorps members with a gathering and orientation in the Community Room at City ...

In July 1968, seventy-two young Americans volunteered for a rigorous training program at the University of Washington (UW), preparing them to serve as Volunteers in the US Peace Corps mission to Chile ...

CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Smithsonian Institution Archives, the record keeper of the history of the Smithsonian, features a blog in THE BIGGER PICTURE, in recognition ...

Colin Luse, Special to The DenisonianFour alumni shared how serving abroad reshaped their understanding of grassroots development work and their responsibility as global citizens. Since 1961, the ...

The Peace Corps and the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) are holding an Around the World Expo is free and open to the public, is one of nine regional events nationwide to highlight the ...

More than 200,000 Peace Corps volunteers have served in 139 countries since 1961, when the agency was established by Executive Order 10924. Signed by President Kennedy on March 1, 1961, the two-page ...

In the summer of 1990, I ditched my mind-numbing corporate job with its SoCal commute and female power suit of pantyhose, skirts and silk blouses with bow ties to sign up for a two-year, ...