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.
Find My Country of Service Groups
Find My Geographic Groups
Find Nationwide/Worldwide 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 (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Armenia (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of the Baltics (Connected Peace Corps)
International Friends of Belize (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Benin (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Amigos de Bolivia y Peru (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Botswana (Connected Peace Corps)
Friends of Burkina Faso (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Cameroon (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of China (Connected Peace Corps)
Friends of Colombia (Connected Peace Corps)
Peace Corps Friends of DR Congo (Connected Peace Corps)
Friends of Costa Rica (Connected Peace Corps)
Friends of Cote D’Ivoire (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of the Dominican Republic (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Eastern Caribbean (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Ecuador (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Ethiopia and Eritrea RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Fiji (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Gabon (Connected Peace Corps)
Friends of Senegal and the Gambia (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
The Megobari Foundation (Georgia) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Ghana (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Guatemala
Friends of Guinea (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends and RPCVs of Guyana (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of India
Peace Corps Friends of Iran (Connected Peace Corps)
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Friends of Jamaica (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Jordan Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Kenya (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Korea (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Kyrgyzstan (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Lesotho (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Liberia (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Macedonia (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Malawi (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Malaysia (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Mongolia (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Morocco (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
High Atlas Foundation (Morocco) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Nepal (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Niger (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Nigeria (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Pakistan (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Peace Corps Panama Friends (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Paraguay (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Amigos de Bolivia y Peru (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Peace Corps Alumni Foundation for Philippine Development (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Romania (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Samoa RPCV Group (Connected Peace Corps)
Friends of Senegal and the Gambia (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Sierra Leone (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Swaziland (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Tanzania (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Thailand (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Togo (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Arkadaslar (Friends of Turkey) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Friends of Turkmenistan (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Friends of Uganda (Connected Peace Corps)
Friends of Ukraine (Connected Peace Corps, group website, )
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Friends of Zimbabwe (Connected Peace Corps)
Geographic Groups
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Alaska Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Anchorage, AK) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Greater Birmingham (AL) RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Northern Alaska Peace Corps Friends (Fairbanks, AK) (Connected Peace Corps)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Phoenix, Arizona (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Southern Arizona RPCVs (Tucson, AZ) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Southern CA Inland
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Los Angeles (CA) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Northern California Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Orange County (CA) Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Sacramento Valley (CA) Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
San Diego (CA) Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Santa Barbara (CA) Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Ventura County (CA) Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Connecticut RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Delaware Association (Connected Peace Corps)
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Washington, DC (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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First Coast (FL) Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of North Florida (Connected Peace Corps)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Florida (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Atlanta (GA) Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Hawaii (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Idaho RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps)
Chicago (IL) Area Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
RPCVs of Northeastern Illinois (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Central Indiana Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Iowa Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps)
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Kansas Returned Peace Corps Volunteers
Kansas City Area RPCV Association
Kentucky RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps)
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Louisiana Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Shriver Peaceworkers (UMBC) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Boston (MA) Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Maryland Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps)
Southeastern Michigan Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
RPCV West Michigan (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Minnesota Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Central Missouri RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Saint Louis (MO) Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps)
Big Sky RPCVs (MT) (Connected Peace Corps)
Western Montana Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Winston-Salem Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (NC)
Nebraska Area RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps)
Southern Nevada Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps)
RPCVs of New Jersey (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
New Mexico Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Long Island (NY) (Connected Peace Corps)
RPCVs of Greater New York (NY) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
RPCVs of Northeast NY (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Rochester RPCVs (NY) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Buffalo, NY
Charlotte Area Peace Corps Association (NC) (Connected Peace Corps)
North Carolina Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Western North Carolina RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Cincinnati (OH) Area Returned Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Athens OH
Central Ohio Returned Volunteer Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Northern Ohio Returned Volunteer Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Southwestern Ohio Returned Volunteer Organization (Connected Peace Corps)
West Cascade Peace Corps Association (Eugene, OR) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Columbia River Peace Corps Association (Portland, OR) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Bethlehem PA (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Philadelphia (PA) Area Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Rhode Island Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of South Carolina (Connected Peace Corps)
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Gulf Coast Council of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (Houston, TX) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Heart of Texas Peace Corps Association (Austin, TX) (group website)
North Texas Peace Corps Association (Dallas/Fort Worth, TX) (Connected Peace Corps)
RPCVs of San Antonio, Texas (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
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Green Mountain Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (VT) (Connected Peace Corps)
RPCVs of Hampton Roads, Virginia
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SEAPAX (Seattle, WA) (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Inland Northwest Peace Corps Association (ID/WA) (group website)
RPCVs of Wisconsin – Madison (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Milwaukee (WI) Peace Corps Association (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
Nationwide/Worldwide Groups
Committee for a Museum of the Peace Corps Experience (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
LGBT RPCVs (Connected Peace Corps, group website)
RPCVs @ State (Connected Peace Corps)
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 Saturday, September 24, 2011 in Washington, DC.
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.
