Founded in 1961, the Peace Corps has become the gold standard of sorts for international volunteerism. This federal government agency’s three goals are to provide trained Peace Corps volunteers to countries that request them, to promote a better understanding of Americans on the part o...
The Peace Corps isn’t just for recent grads, either. Although you must be at least 18, there is no upper age limit; the oldest Peace Corps volunteer to date was in their 80s. The Peace Corps does not require a four-year degree – many people have valuable career experience in construc...
President John F. Kennedy signed legislation on Sept. 22, 1961, to create a Peace Corps to 'promote world peace and friendship.'
Rupp has joined the Peace Corps. Remember that? The Peace Corps was, in its relevant zenith in the 1960s, the place for young Americans in a booming postwar America to place their booming altruism. Then came Vietnam, which lent the corps’s recruits an alternative, somewhat tie-dyed look....
Jobs for the Boys: Civilian Peaceforce Is Far from Neutral [Kosovo Protection Corps]Things are off to a shaky start for the Kosovo Protection Corps (known as the TMK) which aims to...Miglierina, Tomas
During a talk to the Athens, Ohio, Peace and Justice Commission, I said our administration would propose offering the same kind of incentives for Peace Corps work that people are currently getting for military service (college scholarships, assured lifetime medical care, adequate pay…). 4) Stop...
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s most famous moment came during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom in August 1963. Here he delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech, calling for an end to racism and envisioning a future where people would be judged by their character, not their...
Julia Barke had just arrived in the African nation of Mali, where she was volunteering with the Peace Corps, when a group of women surrounded her mud hut (小屋),singing and dancing. Like Barke, a growing number of Americans in their 20s are spending one or two years ...
and ground troops. The bulk of the Air Force’s combat ground troops are responsible for defense of air bases; it also has Special Forces units. The Navy’s ground troops are primarily the Marine Corps, although it too has Special Forces units, most famously the SEAL[2]teams like the one...
Spahn said a few volunteers refused to leave. Their Peace Corps service was ended. Despite their short service, those volunteers can still receive the benefits given to those who complete two years. They include moving payments, money for school, and better placement in federal jobs. ...