Members of Elon Musk's cost-cutting team arrived at Peace Corps headquarters in Washington, the agency told Reuters, a signal it could become the latest U.S. government agency to face job cuts.

Whether or not the Peace Corps managed to counteract Soviet influence, it has sent nearly 250,000 Americans to serve in 142 countries around the world. The number of active volunteers peaked in ...

By June, the first Peace Corps recruits began training for assignments ... programs have restarted in 60 countries, with an additional 12 having requested volunteers. While demand is high, and ...

Yet the Peace Corps, as well as VISTA, its domestic counterpart, are unable to meet their manpower needs. At last count, 24 countries had made requests for Peace Corps volunteers which could not ...

Instead, the fact that North Americans alone possess the power to establish overall Peace Corps policy here strengthens their determinations to develop this country according to the formula which ...

After David retired, the couple moved to Moldova for a two-year Peace Corps stint when both were 63. Moldova is a small former-Soviet country between Romania and Ukraine near the Black Sea.

Congress would pass legislation officially authorizing the Peace Corps later that year. Since then, nearly a quarter-million U.S. citizens from every corner of our country have served as Peace ...

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 ...

Peace Corps volunteers sign on for two-year stints to help people in developing countries. Typically college graduates, they help in areas like education, health and economic development.

“The benefits of the Peace Corps will not be limited to the countries in which it serves. Our own young men and women will be enriched by the experiences of living and working in foreign lands. They ...

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 countries worldwide. During the COVID-19 pandemic ...