National Days of Advocacy: Voices from a Team of Peace Corps Advocates
On Capitol Hill Advocacy Day, a team of five RPCVs visited six congressional offices to urge lawmakers to support the Peace Corps. Hear what they had to say about why they advocate for the Peace Corps. By Tiffany James As part...
Peace Corps Reauthorization Act Re-introduced in Senate
Senators Robert Menendez, Jim Risch, and colleagues have reintroduced the Peace Corps Reauthorization Act of 2023. If passed, this would be the first comprehensive reauthorization of the Peace Corps agency for the first time in over 20 years. By Jonathan...
Celebrating the Wide Range of Achievements Made By Members of the Peace Corps Community
News and updates from the Peace Corps community — across the country, around the world, and spanning generations of returned Volunteers and staff. Compiled by Peter V. Deekle (Iran 1968–70) For nearly five years, National Peace Corps Association has published the Community Achievements article to...
42 Senators Sign the Peace Corps Funding Letter in support of increased funding for the Peace Corps
U.S. Senator Robert Menendez circulated the annual Dear Colleague Peace Corps Funding letter during the week of April 10th, supporting President Biden's request of a 15 percent increase in Peace Corps funding. 42 Senators signed this year's letter, one short of our record. By Jonathan Pearson...
Peace Corps Achievements – March and April 2023
News and updates from the Peace Corps community — across the country, around the world, and spanning generations of returned Volunteers and staff. By Peter V. Deekle and Priyasha Chakravarti Jon Santiago (pictured, Dominican Republic 2006–08) became Massachusetts’ first-ever Secretary of the Executive Office of...
Meet the Peace Corps’ 2023 Franklin H. Williams Awards Honorees
For over two decades, the Franklin H. Williams awards have annually recognized ethnically diverse Returned Peace Corps Volunteers dedicated to civic engagement, service, diversity, inclusion, world peace, and friendship. The six 2023 awardees were honored in Washington, D.C., on March 1...
Peace Corps Week: Climate Change and Agriculture in Senegal
Many Peace Corps posts around the world organized country-specific virtual events to celebrate the day that President Kennedy established the agency. Peace Corps Senegal's event explored life and service in Senegal — against the backdrop of intensifying climate change impacts. By Priyasha Chakravarti Photo courtesy RPCV Caitlin...
136 House Reps Sign 2023 Peace Corps Funding Letter!
Following President Biden's March 9th announcement that he is requesting $495 million for the Peace Corps in Fiscal Year 2024, Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA) issued the annual Peace Corps Funding Dear Colleague letter. The letter to leaders...
NPCA’s National Days of Advocacy Continue — Including our March 9th Return to Capitol Hill
NPCA's National Days of Advocacy Continue — Including our March 9th Return to Capitol Hill By Jonathan Pearson For the past 19 years, National Peace Corps Association's (NPCA) primary contribution to Peace Corps Week — the week that includes March...
Coming Together in a Time of Crisis
Honoring three groups working to help the people of Ukraine By NPCA Staff The 2022 Loret Miller Ruppe Award for Outstanding Community Service honors three groups that have worked together to support the people of Ukraine since the full-scale Russian invasion...