Helping America Confront COVID-19: Volunteer and Job Opportunities
Ideas and resources for the Peace Corps community By James Rupert Photo: RPCV Mia Richardson donating blood. Courtesy RPCVs in Service at Home As evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers seek new jobs — and as all Returned Peace Corps Volunteers ask what we can do for our country — the COVID-19 pandemic has only increased America’s need for the commitment, experience, and skills we built in Peace Corps. Organizations across the country are hiring new crisis responders: thousands of paid contact tracers to work via phone and internet to suppress COVID’s spread. We need new public health workers — with and without medical or clinical skills. The range of need is vast:...
Week in Review: Peace Corps News in Unprecedented Times
Unemployment benefits, personal stories of evacuation, and Volunteers serving on the front lines to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic By NPCA Staff Here are the top stories of the week on the Peace Corps community across the United States — and around the world. And here’s a sampling of opinion pieces and coverage from states and communities that are home to some of the 7,300 evacuated Volunteers — and nearly a quarter million Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Stay up to date throughout the week with our Flipboard stories, and subscribe to the National Peace Corps Association newsletter. New York Times, The Hill | Peace Corps Volunteers are eligible for unemployment...