Sept. 22 marks the 60th anniversary of the day President John F. Kennedy signed into law legislation creating the Peace Corps. The Peace Corps was first named in legislation introduced by Minnesota's ...

The Peace Corps turned 60 on Sept. 22, 2021. President John F. Kennedy signed the legislation that created the service on this date in 1961, deepening our nation’s ability to live out key values: ...

More than a year after COVID-19 began sweeping the world, abruptly cutting short her Peace Corps stint, Cameron Beach is once again living in rural Malawi — this time on her own dime. The Peace Corps, ...

On September 22, 1961, Congress approved the legislation establishing the Peace Corps. Sargent Shriver, JFK’s, brother-in-law, was put in charge. He and the other founders crafted three goals, which ...

Sixty years ago this week, President John F. Kennedy signed into law the legislation that created the Peace Corps, forever transforming what it means to serve our country. Founded on principles of ...

When I was selected to be a member of the first Peace Corps group to go to Ethiopia in 1962, I was a part of a new generation determined to change the world. Little did I know then how much that ...

We’re just three months into President Trump’s second term, and already the Peace Corps is on the chopping block. While he touts solutions of tariffs and “government efficiency,” he shatters our ...

The Peace Corps celebrates its 60 th anniversary this year, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic there are currently no Peace Corps volunteers serving abroad. As the Peace Corps program practices ...

The Peace Corps is celebrating its 60th anniversary of service in Costa Rica this year. Since 1963, over 3,900 Peace Corps volunteers have served in Costa Rica, working on a variety of projects, ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Madison Grosvenor. At 2 a.m. on Oct. 14, 1960, then-Senator John F. Kennedy, D-Mass., ...