What We Do

We uphold Peace Corps ideals and advance Peace Corps-inspired initiatives.
Nearly 240,000 strong, we are a powerful force for good.

 Advocacy

Help Peace Corps be the best it can be.

Raise your voice in support of needed legislative
changes that affect returned and future Volunteers, and help retool Peace Corps for a changed world.

Community

Empower yourself, other members, and groups.

Connect with Returned Volunteers from across generations and countries, and in cities, regions, and workplaces, as well as around causes that matter deeply to you — from environmental action to work with refugees.

Impact

Continue making the world a better place.

Support community-based projects that make global giving more efficient, transparent, and effective.

WorldView is the flagship magazine of the National Peace Corps Association, published in print and digital formats.

Featuring original reporting and storytelling by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and leading voices in international service, WorldView features news, profiles, commentary, analysis, arts, politics, and ideas from a global perspective, focusing on the lasting impact of service.

Get the print issue twice per year when you become an NPCA Mission Partner, or visit the WorldView website to read the latest stories.

View Our Latest WorldView Stories:

On the Road to Kinale

To get to the town of Kinale — a small settlement of mud huts and brick-and-mortar blocks situated in the high country along the Western edge of the Great Rift Valley in Kenya, East Africa — one must negotiate four...

The Longest Extra Time

Jill Tucker sat quietly in a bar, watching the World Cup match unfold on the TV with everyone else, when a man sitting nearby addressed her: “You were my teacher.” Tucker had served the Peace Corps in 1990, teaching English...

Back to the Solomons

On September 6, Peace Corps Acting Director Christopher Landau and Solomon Islands Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Rick Houenipwela signed a bilateral country agreement in Honiara to formally reestablish the Peace Corps program. The agreement renews a partnership...

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Basic membership is free and open to everyone in the Peace Corps community, including friends and supporters. You can become a Mission Partner by contributing $50 or more toward advancing NPCA’s mission. Mission partners receive a subscription to NPCA’s award-winning WorldView magazine.

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