Peace Corps Achievements — June 2022
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 (Iran 1968–70) Jamie Hopkins, who served as a Volunteer in Ukraine 1996–98, leads the...
Statement on Recent Posts Online Making Allegations Against NPCA
Dear Members of the Peace Corps Community, National Peace Corps Association (NPCA) is dedicated to serving the Peace Corps community and supporting the mission of the Peace Corps. NPCA is committed to providing support, resources, and advocacy while promoting a...
Meet the Members of the Peace Corps Community Recognized with the 2022 JFK Service Award
Every five years, Peace Corps presents the John F. Kennedy Service Awards to honor members of the Peace Corps network whose contributions go above and beyond for the agency and America every day. Here are the 2022 Awardees. By NPCA...
In Memoriam – May 2022
As we mourn the loss of members of the Peace Corps community, we celebrate the lives they led with a commitment to service. By Molly O’Brien and Tiffany James Our tributes include Juliane Heyman (pictured), a Holocaust survivor, who evaded Nazi soldiers...
Action Alert: Ask Your Senators to Sign the Peace Corps Funding Letter to Provide Robust Support for Volunteers as They Return to Service Overseas
U.S. Senators Dianne Feinstein and Susan Collins circulated the annual Peace Corps funding letter, seeking a $20 million increase in agency funding. Thanks to your efforts, a record number of senators signed this year's letter. By Jonathan Pearson Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Susan...
Peace Corps Achievements — May 2022
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 (Iran 1968–70) Gloria Blackwell (pictured), who served as a Volunteer in Cameroon 1986–88, was recently named...
Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Archives Project
Help preserve the Peace Corps legacy Trained volunteer interviewers with the Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Oral History Archives Project (OHAP) are ready to capture your unique Peace Corps story. Click here to sign up for your in-depth oral history video interview using a web-based...
‘You probably shouldn’t tell anyone about being Indian; people can’t tell by looking at you.’
An excerpt from An Indian Among los Indígenas By Ursula Pike Photo by Stephanie Macias Gibson Read a review of Ursula Pike’s memoir here. Bolivians told me all the time that they were proud of their Incan ancestors, and the kids...
Personal Discovery and Historical Clashes
An Indian Among los Indígenas A Native Travel Memoir By Ursula Pike Heyday Review by Rich Wandschneider There are many important aspects to this book. Here are three: Ursula Pike is a fine writer, with an eye for people...
Refugees from the War
More than 10 million people have fled their homes since Ukraine was invaded by Russia on February 24. In March, four million people were already refugees beyond Ukraine’s borders. Two million of them were children. Not since World War II has...