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Iowa RPCVs meet with Congressman Loebsack (IA-2)
NPCA and its supporters advocate on issues of importance to the Peace Corps community, including an independent and robust Peace Corps. We also seek to add the experienced voices of returned Peace Corps volunteers to other issues of global concern.
View the National Peace Corps Association’s legislative victories
NPCA also serves to convey the voice of the Peace Corps community and ensure that the Peace Corps remains true to its founding vision and mission.
Find out the results of the largest independent survey ever conducted to ask Returned Peace Corps volunteers about their experience serving in Peace Corps and beyond.
Check out: Survey Results Are In: Peace Corps’ Impact Over 50 Years.
Key Issues
NPCA advocates advance Peace Corps issues and issues of global concern on Capitol Hill, including the following:
Peace Corps Issues:
- Peace Corps Funding
- A Better, Bolder Peace Corps (Comprehensive Assessment & Strategic Plan, Safety & Security, Volunteer Benefits, Other Issues)
- Kate Puzey Peace Corps Volunteer Protection Act
- Bringing the World Back Home (Peace Corps’ Third Goal)
- Peace Corps Commemorative
Global Issues:
- Service World – Expanding Global Volunteerism
- The International Affairs Budget
- Universal Basic Education
- Social Networking on Issues of Global Concern
Activities
In all 50 states and Washington, DC, advocates come together and take action to make a difference.
- 2012 National Day of Action (coming March 1, 2012)
- 50th Anniversary Capitol Hill Advocacy Day (September 21 and 22, 2011)
- NPCA’s District Meeting Days (August 2011)
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We regularly update our community through advocacy blogs, monthly e-news and advocacy related social network sites.
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Will You Do Your Piece? If Peace Corps is as American as apple pie, why does it always seem to be left with the crumbs? NPCA’s advocacy efforts are helping to ensure that Peace Corps will be supported for years to come. Learn more …
Can’t make it to an event? Your donations of $5, $25, or $50 for the 50th Anniversary of Peace Corps directly support NPCA’s advocacy initiatives. Your monetary donations are critical to help ensure the longevity and impact that the Peace Corps Community has on laws and policies in Washington, DC and around the world.
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