Every year, Peace Corps Week commemorates March 1, 1961—the day President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps. The annual celebration honors how the agency fosters connections and contributes ...

What is often forgotten is the skills learned in service come home with the volunteers to the tremendous benefit of our communities here at home.

A crowd gathered in the Mills International Center to hear returned Peace Corps volunteers speak about their experiences with the 47-year-old organization Tuesday night. The panel discussion was part ...

Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Brandon Smith dressed in proper parade attire for Hauri, Bolivia's founding celebration. In honor of National Volunteer Week April 21-27, three returned Peace Corps ...

Dale Rosen has no fancy hotels or Winnebago trips in mind when he retires from his executive recruiting job next week. He's thinking more along the lines of remote villages in an impoverished string ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Returned Peace Corps volunteer Chan Pongkhamsing will present a program at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shepherd University has been named a Peace Corps Prep institution, joining a select group of colleges dedicated to preparing ...

Two former members of the United States Peace Corps told 20 students and faculty members last night that the most profound lesson they learned from their service was the “similarity of humanity.” ...

Mention Peace Corps and the image of a bright-eyed, optimistic young idealist comes to mind. That's because young people, often straight out of college, have been volunteering two years of their lives ...

Sept. 22, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed the Peace Corps Act, fulfilling a campaign promise made to motivated citizens ready to serve their country in a new and different way. Now, 63 years ...

Four former Peace Corps volunteers who live in the Viroqua area talked about their experiences with Viroqua High School students, Friday. Tammy Mastin, Bill Seybold, Sorel Haruf and Gregg Attleson, ...

Folks, I enjoy reading your local news, as well as Langden Mason’s articles in particular. However, he needs to brush up on HIS writing, along with the kids returning to school. The Peace CorpS ...