Early crew members of the voyaging canoe Hokulea have gathered in Hawaii to celebrate the vessel's 50th birthday. The Hokulea ...

Former Peace Corps members shared their concerns and mixed emotions over the agency’s uncertain future as the U.S. government ...

I served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho, an experience that changed my life. As a professor at Wittenberg University, I have taken more than 500 students on service-learning trips to Lesotho, ...

N.C. Cooperative Extension Agent Bart Renner has been working with agriculture production, ecological conservation, youth ...

March 1 marked Peace Corps Day when President Kennedy signed a 1961 executive order to establish the Peace Corps. Since 1961, more than 240,000 volunteers have served in 144 countries worldwide ...

Respecting taboos here in Madagascar is a must, no matter how bizarre they may be. To ignore a taboo is to risk being blamed ...

Peace Corps boosts U.S.

President Kennedy launched a bold experiment: the Peace Corps. Since its founding, nearly 250,000 U.S. citizens, including 2,000 from the state of Maine, have served as Peace Corps volunteers in 140 ...

The Peace Corps, billed as “the toughest job you’ll ever love,” has promoted world peace and friendship for 64 years. The ...

I am one of the nearly quarter-million Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs) who is celebrating Peace Corps Week in ...

The Peace Corps marks its anniversary today, highlighting its impact on international development and cooperation.

the Peace Corps. An award-winning documentary film depicting the founding and mission of the Peace Corps airs Feb. 27 on Rocky Mountain PBS. Narrated by actress Annette Bening, “A Towering Task” takes ...