In Memoriam – June 2020
Among those members of our community who recently passed away, we honor those who excelled in government, politics, education, agriculture, and public and community service. Mary Ziegenhagen (1936-2020) was born in Illinois, moved to Minnesota, and received training as an accredited medical records...
Aaron Williams: In international development, it’s time to tackle systemic racism.
Williams issues a clarion call for building a more inclusive network for global development. And he explores the arc of Peace Corps history in an interview about the documentary A Towering Task. By Del Wood and Steven Boyd Saum We are...
What Sustains Us
Food for thought — and for life — in a time of crisis By NPCA Staff Photo: Ackeem Evans, left, with a volunteer for World Central Kitchen. Courtesy Ackeem Evans. Here are two stories that inspired us in...
NPCA Town Hall Meeting on Social Action & Climate Change
We are living in unprecedented times, facing crises of immense scale. Join us June 15 for an important conversation. As a Peace Corps community, we saw all Volunteers evacuated from around the world in March. We’re living amidst a global...
Save the Date: Peace Corps Connect for the Future on July 18
We’re convening for an ideas summit to ask some big questions about the Peace Corps community in a changed world. In the next few weeks, we’re also bringing together members of the Peace Corps community around issues of racial injustice...
Peace Corps Community Achievements — June 2020
Community News — Achievements of RPCVs | June 2020 By Peter Deekle (Iran 1968-1970) ETHIOPIA John Garamendi (1966-1968) along with his Congressional colleague Chris Van Hollen (MD) is calling for an expansion of the AmeriCorps program as a way to battle the coronavirus in the...
Stand Against Racial Injustice
Our commitment to empathy and justice — around the world, and here at home By Glenn Blumhorst Our nation is reeling. How could it not be? More than 100,000 Americans are dead from COVID-19. More than 40 million have...
In Memoriam — May 2020
Members of the Peace Corps community who recently passed away include key leaders who were there at the beginning of the agency, and a National Football League executive who helped lead his team to its one and only Super Bowl championship....
Here’s a Summary of Peace Corps COVID-19 Related Legislation
Congressional response to the COVID-19 pandemic includes various legislative initiatives that fully or partially seek to support Peace Corps and the 7,300+ evacuated Volunteers. Here’s a summary of the key legislation that is currently under consideration. Support this Legislation! Follow this...
Peace Corps Volunteers are Needed at Home Now — and in a new National Service Program: The Week in Review
A national service program seems to be an idea whose time has come. Legislation to benefit Peace Corps — and to take back $88 million. Stories of evacuation and service at home. And Twitter shout-outs. By NPCA Staff Here are...