As our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years since its founding, the nearly quarter-million people who have served in the ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (WILX) - On this day in 1960, presidential Candidate John F. Kennedy stood at the steps of the Michigan ...

In 1960, presidential candidate John F. Kennedy's campaign proposals included one particularly novel idea. He wanted to recruit an army of volunteers who would counter the threat of international ...

As our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years since its founding, the nearly quarter-million individuals who served in the ...

Inspired by President John F. Kennedy’s clarion call to service in 1961, more than 240,000 Americans have served in 144 different countries as Peace Corps volunteers. They have helped expand the ...

As Congress comes back in session after its August recess, the future success of Peace Corps rests in their hands as they review the Appropriations Bill. In his Jan. 20, 1961, inaugural address, ...

Peace Corps staffers have been warned about “significant restructuring efforts” following a review by the Department of Government Efficiency as the Trump Administration focuses on bringing American ...

On Oct. 14, 1960, Sen. John F. Kennedy stood before a gathering of college students at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and issued a challenge: Serve your country in the cause of peace by ...

Please join us for a conversation with Peace Corps Director Carol Spahn on the future of the Peace Corps and its role in the Indo-Pacific. The event will take place on Monday, November 25th, from 9:00 ...

Is the Peace Corps still around? Is it as relevant now as when it was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1960? What impact do Peace Corps volunteers play post-service? These are questions I hear ...

Peace Corps volunteers pose with the U.S. flag after they are sworn in during a 2002 event in Burkina Faso. Issouf Sanogo/AFP via Getty Images The United States Agency for International Development ...

Rebutting shutdown critics, President Trump's budget office sent Congress a memo Friday arguing that history shows he has the ...