Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steve Lawrence with students at Adelphi Primary School, St. James, Jamaica, in 2016. The Peace Corps turns 65 this year, and it is ...

The Peace Corps turns 65 this year — but it’s not about to file for its AARP card and call it good. The agency, founded by President John F. Kennedy in 1961, has spent the last 65 years fulfilling its ...

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It was not what I expected, but just what I needed. John Sheetz, who is a consultant in behavioral health and leadership and a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer who served in Ukraine, came to speak to ...

WILTON — Brian Lynch felt a strong calling to service as an undergraduate at Babson College and thought his next few years would be involved with the Peace Corps. Now 65, the 23-year Wilton resident ...

In July 1968, seventy-two young Americans volunteered for a rigorous training program at the University of Washington (UW), preparing them to serve as Volunteers in the US Peace Corps mission to Chile ...

As federal agencies undergo scrutiny through the DOGE review process, one of the last to face review is the Peace Corps. Perhaps that’s because it’s small. Perhaps because it’s beloved. But as someone ...

This year, UC Santa Cruz is once again being recognized for its alumni’s high rate of participation in the Peace Corps, the hands-on leadership experience program that offers volunteers the ...

For over five decades, Peace Corps Volunteers have served their country by living and working in communities across the globe. In an ever-changing world, the agency has become a dynamic, ...

CU Boulder is ranked No. 2 in the nation for graduates serving as Peace Corps volunteers, with 39 alumni currently serving around the world, according to the recently released Peace Corps 2025 Top ...