“Ukraine is not yet dead.” These were the words we translated from the Ukrainian national anthem. We were young Peace Corps ...

By the example of these Peace Corps volunteers, people throughout the world can understand that America’s heart is strong, and her heart is good.” Today, our lawmakers need to stand up and ...

Teresa Heinz Kerry, the wife of former Secretary of State John Kerry, famously said in 2004 that “one of the best faces America has ever projected is the face of a Peace Corps volunteer.” ...

Learn more. On March 1, 1961, President Kennedy launched a bold experiment: the Peace Corps. Since its founding, nearly 250,000 U.S. citizens, including 2,000 from the state of Maine, have served ...

“Peace Corps is not for everyone,” says Champa. “You give up a lot of the luxuries we take for granted in America. But it’s also an experience that will open your eyes and change your life.

The Peace Corps marks its anniversary today, highlighting its impact on international development and cooperation.

Dennis Mialki enrolled in the Peace Corps in 1978 and found himself — at 22 — as the city engineer of Siguatepeque, Honduras, ...

internationalize the Peace Corps, incorporate Latins on all levels of the organization's work. Let Chileans, Ecuadorians and Colombians plan and direct programs in Latin America; let North ...

Boston College is among the top volunteer-producing colleges and universities for the Peace Corps in 2019, according to the agency. Boston College is ranked #18 among medium-size schools, with 19 BC ...

The University of North Georgia, in cooperation with the Peace Corps, has established a Peace Corps Preparatory Program (PCPP) that is open to all students which will help you acquire the knowledge, ...

I am one of the nearly quarter-million Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who is celebrating Peace Corps Week in conjunction with the March 1, 1961, signing of an executive order by President ...

The American Peace Corps was instituted by President Kennedy in 1961. Its avowed purpose was to ‘promote the cause of freedom and democracy’ and to enable ‘young Americans to serve the cause of ...