For 250 years, our Nation's proud traditions of volunteerism, generosity, and service to others have shaped our character, molded our spirit, and ...

“I was motivated to join the Peace Corps due to my desire to learn more about the world and better understand different ...

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 ...

Select an option below to continue reading this premium story. Already a Honolulu Star-Advertiser subscriber? Log in now to continue reading. The first goal of PCVs is to work with host nationals to ...

With the stroke of a pen on March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy created the Peace Corps. Sixty-five years later, that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Congress comes back in session after its August recess, the future success of Peace Corps rests in their hands as they review ...

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

In the early hours of that morning, then presidential candidate John F. Kennedy arrived at the University of Michigan, exhausted after a televised debate and campaign events that ran late into the ...

University of Wisconsin graduates serving as volunteers in the Peace Corps are returning to overseas service for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The Peace Corps is an independent agency ...

Peace Corps Chief of Staff Stacy Rhodes recounts his experiences. Peace Corps Chief of Staff Stacy Rhodes discussed his organization’s role in international development on Tuesday. The talk was held ...

Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn visited the CU Boulder campus on April 24, meeting with Chancellor Phil DiStefano and other campus representatives to celebrate CU Boulder’s long history with the ...