Hispanic Heritage Month: RPCV Jeannette is proud of herself and her heritage.
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Jeannette (Jenny) is proud of herself and her heritage. by Jeannette Sanchez I grew up as a mixed race Mexican American in Alaska who eventually moved to Missouri where I raised my two kids. When my...
Booker, Tillis Introduce Resolution Celebrating 65 Years of the Peace Corps and Honoring Nearly 250,000 Americans Who Answered the Call to Serve
Originally posted by the office of Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 (WASHINGTON, DC) — Today, U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) introduced a resolution celebrating the 65th anniversary of the Peace Corps and commending its...
Garamendi, Radewagen Introduce Bipartisan Concurrent Resolution Commemorating the 65th Anniversary of the U.S. Peace Corps
Originally posted by the office of Representative John Garamendi (CA) SEPTEMBER 22, 2026 (WASHINGTON, DC) — Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), the only Returned Peace Corps Volunteer serving in Congress and Co-Chair of the Congressional Peace Corps Caucus, introduced a...
TAKE ACTION: Concurrent House and Senate Resolutions to Honor Peace Corps Service
For 65 years, Peace Corps Volunteers and staff have served our nation. We have shared skills and taken part in transformative cultural exchange that has helped build strong relationships between the U.S. and 144 countries worldwide This year, Congress can...
Take Action: Oppose House Amendment to Defund the Peace Corps
As the House of Representatives prepares to consider H.R. 8595, the FY27 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs (NSRP) appropriations bill, Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) has filed Amendment #137, which would eliminate the Peace Corps' entire $410.5 million...
New Politics Academy and NPCA Announce Partnership to Support Returned Peace Corps Volunteers Pursuing Public Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2026 Media Contacts: Aly Ferguson, New Politics Academy, aly@newpolitics.org and Joe Shaffner, Vice President, National Peace Corps Association, jshaffner@peacecorpsconnect.org As originally published by New Politics ________________________________ BOSTON (June 16, 2026) – Today, New Politics Academy (NPA)...
The Sunrise We Carry
By Mike Roman (Kiribati 00-02) Twenty-six years ago, I stepped off a plane in Kiribati with a backpack, a notebook, and no real understanding of how deeply a place could shape a life. I believed I was there to serve....
FY 2027 U.S. Senate Peace Corps Funding Request
We had a deadline of April 27 for swift, steady action urging Senators to sign the annual Peace Corps funding letter. We had less than one week to ask Senators to sign the funding letter, which was authored this year...
Peace Corps Reorganizing to Streamline Operations in Washington, DC
Following extensive dialogue and a period of review with Congress and discussions with the Peace Corps Employees Union, Peace Corps/Washington is preparing for a reorganization of the Washington, DC office. With this reorganization, the agency's intent is to streamline operations...
Posters for Peace
As Peace Corps launches a retro recruiting campaign to mark its 65th anniversary, the art of the poster has always been key. A past exhibition by ArtReach Gallery and the Museum of the Peace Corps Experience did more than trace...