Member Groups
NPCA’s 139 member groups are a key component of our Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Community. The Peace Corps community benefits greatly from the individual and combined efforts of NPCA member groups in carrying out the Third Goal of Peace Corps.
In addition to becoming a member of the National Peace Corps Association, we encourage you to seek out the offerings of your regional or country of service member group.
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Country of Service Groups
Geographic Groups
Nationwide/Worldwide Groups
More about Groups
Member Group Characteristics
Member Group Benefits from NPCA
About Group Leaders Forum
Member Group Characteristics:
- Organizational goals are based around Peace Corps experiences and values
- A resource for and about the Peace Corps community
- Their members educate Americans about other countries and cultures and facilitate engagement in global issues
- Support the Peace Corps and promote policies consistent with its mission, goals, values and activities
Member Group Benefits from NPCA:
- Grants and awards including up $1,000 to fund long-term projects and The Loret Ruppe Award which recognizes the community service work of an NPCA member group, at home or abroad
- Opportunities to communicate ideas and exchange information with fellow RPCV group leaders via the online Group Leaders Forum and at NPCA’s Annual General Meetings
- Help managing your group’s membership processing and renewal payments through our own website
- Increased visibility through our publications, website, and membership materials
- A magnified voice through NPCA’s national advocacy and education efforts
- Information on obtaining 501(c)(3) status, fundraising, by-laws creation, opening a bank account, how to set up a listserv and much more.
We welcome applications for new member groups any time. To form an official NPCA member group, please download the NPCA Member Group Application.
You can find your local member group below. Join any local member group through NPCA.
Country of Service Groups
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Friends of Afghanistan (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Albania (group website)
Friends of Armenia (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Azerbaijan (Ning Site)
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Friends of the Baltics (Ning Site)
International Friends of Belize (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Benin (Ning Site, group website)
Amigos de Bolivia y Perú (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Botswana (Ning Site)
Friends of Burkina Faso (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Cameroon (Ning Site, group website)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of China (Ning Site)
Friends of Colombia (Ning Site)
Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo (Ning Site)
Friends of Costa Rica (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Cote D’Ivoire (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of the Dominican Republic (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Eastern Caribbean (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Ecuador (Ning Site, group website)
Ethiopia and Eritrea RPCVs (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Fiji (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Gabon (Ning Site)
Friends of Senegal and the Gambia (Ning Site, group website)
The Megobari Foundation (Georgia) (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Ghana (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Guatemala (Ning Site)
Friends of Guinea (Ning Site, group website)
Friends and RPCVs of Guyana (Ning Site, group website)
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Peace Corps Friends of Haiti (group website)
Amigos de Honduras
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Friends of India (Ning Site, group website)
Peace Corps Friends of Iran (Ning Site)
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Friends of Jamaica (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Jordan Association (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Kenya (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Korea (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Kyrgyzstan (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Lesotho (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Liberia (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Macedonia (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Malawi (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Malaysia (Ning Site, group website)
Moldovan American Support Association
Friends of Mongolia (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Morocco (Ning Site, group website)
High Atlas Foundation (Morocco) (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Nepal (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Niger (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Nigeria (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Pakistan (Ning Site, group website)
Peace Corps Panama Friends (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Paraguay (Ning Site, group website)
Amigos de Bolivia y Peru (Ning Site, group website)
Peace Corps Alumni Foundation for Philippine Development (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Romania (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Samoa RPCV Group (Ning Site)
Friends of Senegal and the Gambia (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Sierra Leone (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Swaziland (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Tanzania (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Thailand (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Togo (Ning Site, group website)
Arkadaslar (Friends of Turkey) (Ning Site, group website)
Friends of Turkmenistan (Ning Site, group website)
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Friends of Uganda (Ning Site)
Friends of Ukraine (Ning Site, group website, )
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Friends of Zimbabwe (Ning Site)
Geographic Groups
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Alaska Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Anchorage, AK) (Ning Site, group website)
Greater Birmingham (AL) RPCVs (Ning Site, group website)
Northern Alaska Peace Corps Friends (Fairbanks, AK) (Ning Site)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Phoenix, Arizona (Ning Site, group website)
Southern Arizona RPCVs (Tucson, AZ) (Ning Site, group website)
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Los Angeles (CA) (Ning Site, group website)
Northern California Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
Orange County (CA) Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
Sacramento Valley (CA) Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
San Diego (CA) Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
Santa Barbara (CA) Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
Ventura County (CA) Peace Corps Association (Ning Site)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado (Ning Site, group website)
Connecticut RPCVs (Ning Site, group website)
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Delaware Association (Ning Site)
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington, DC (Ning Site, group website)
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First Coast (FL) Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of North Florida (Ning Site)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida (Ning Site, group website)
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Atlanta (GA) Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Hawaii (Ning Site, group website)
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Idaho RPCVs (Ning Site, group website)
Chicago (IL) Area Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
RPCVs of Northeastern Illinois (Ning Site, group website)
Central Indiana Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
Iowa Peace Corps Association (Ning Site)
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Kansas Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Kansas City Area RPCV Association
Kentucky RPCVs (Ning Site)
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Louisiana Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
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Shriver Peaceworkers (UMBC) (Ning Site, group website)
Boston (MA) Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
Maryland Peace Corps Association (Ning Site)
Southeastern Michigan Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
RPCV West Michigan (Ning Site, group website)
Minnesota Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
Central Missouri RPCVs (Ning Site, group website)
Saint Louis (MO) Peace Corps Association (Ning Site)
Big Sky RPCVs (MT) (Ning Site)
Western Montana Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
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Winston-Salem Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (NC)
Nebraska Area RPCVs (Ning Site)
Southern Nevada Peace Corps Association (Ning Site)
RPCVs of New Jersey (Ning Site, group website)
New Mexico Peace Corps Association (Ning Site)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Long Island (NY) (Ning Site)
RPCVs of Greater New York (NY) (Ning Site, group website)
RPCVs of Northeast NY (Ning Site, group website)
Rochester RPCVs (NY) (Ning Site, group website)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Buffalo, NY
Charlotte Area Peace Corps Association (NC) (Ning Site)
North Carolina Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
Western North Carolina RPCVs (Ning Site, group website)
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Cincinnati (OH) Area Returned Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
Athens (OH) RPCVs
Central Ohio Returned Volunteer Association (Ning Site, group website)
Northern Ohio Returned Volunteer Association (Ning Site, group website)
Southwestern Ohio Returned Volunteer Organization (Ning Site)
West Cascade Peace Corps Association (Eugene, OR) (Ning Site, group website)
Columbia River Peace Corps Association (Portland, OR) (Ning Site, group website)
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Mountain Laurel RPCV Group of Northeast Pennsylvania (Ning Site, group website)
Philadelphia (PA) Area Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
Pittsburgh (PA) Area Peace Corps Association (Ning Site)
South Central Pennsylvania Peace Corps Association (websites coming soon)
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Rhode Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Ning Site, group website)
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Carolina (Ning Site)
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Tennessee Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (group website)
Gulf Coast Council of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Houston, TX) (Ning Site, group website)
Heart of Texas Peace Corps Association (Austin, TX) (group website)
North Texas Peace Corps Association (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) (Ning Site)
RPCVs of San Antonio, Texas (Ning Site, group website)
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Green Mountain Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (VT) (Ning Site)
RPCVs of Hampton Roads, Virginia (Ning site, group website)
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SEAPAX (Seattle, WA) (Ning Site, group website)
Inland Northwest Peace Corps Association (ID/WA) (group website)
West Virginia RPCVs (websites coming soon)
RPCVs of Wisconsin – Madison (Ning Site, group website)
Milwaukee (WI) Peace Corps Association (Ning Site, group website)
Nationwide/Worldwide Groups
Committee for a Museum of the Peace Corps Experience (Ning Site, group website)
LGBT RPCVs (Ning Site, group website)
RPCVs @ State (Ning Site)
About Group Leaders Forum
The Group Leaders Forum (GLF) is an annual meeting of the leadership of NPCA’s member groups. The next GLF is scheduled for June 2012 with date and location to be announced. All are invited to attend the meeting.
An agenda and any supporting documents will be posted here approximately one week before the meeting.
We encourage you to attend the annual meeting to discuss the past and future events of NPCA and its member groups and meet other Group Leaders and NPCA staff in person.
Learn about the current Group Leader Forum Coordinator.
For resources and tips on managing your group check out our Group Leaders Handbook.
Official current Member Group Leaders can discuss best practices, ask questions, and share events on the Group Leaders Forum Ning Page.
2011 GLF Draft Minutes (PDF) (subject to approval at 2012 GLF)
