By June, the first Peace Corps recruits began training for assignments in Colombia, Ghana and Tanganyika (now Tanzania). By the end of August, the first Volunteers began their Peace Corps service.

U.S. Ambassador to Ghana, Virginia Palmer has joined government officials, returning volunteers, and supporters to officially swear-in 20 new Peace Corps volunteers, who will work in communities ...

Learn more. On March 1, 1961, 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 ...

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 ...

The Peace Corps Prep certificate program requires you to take preparatory classes and participate in a cross-cultural, service-oriented experience to build intercultural competency, develop an ...

The Mandel School values the service experience and leadership skills gained through programs like City Year, Peace Corps, Coro Fellows, AmeriCorps and others. These scholarships recognize your ...