A young Peace Corps volunteer unravels in West Africa and finds his mind steadied by The Magic Mountain. George Packer shows how literature can keep a person alive, then asks what humanism means now. Personal, unsparing, urgent.

Southern Oregon University’s Community Preschool shows what early learning can be when research meets care. It supports families, builds confidence in young children, and prepares future teachers through real practice. Small program. Real impact.

Grateful for the chance to read and share stories from former Peace Corps Volunteers 🌍📖 Each one carries a place, a moment, and something that stayed. I hope you enjoy reading them as much as I do.

A great TEDx talk.

64 years ago, JFK defined a new way for Americans to serve their country, “in the cause of world peace 🕊️ and understanding.” Today, that same spirit continues to transform communities and inspire personal growth. Join us to inspire future generations: peacecorpscommemorative.org

When JFK created the Peace Corps 64 years ago, he knew that the values that unite us are so much stronger than any that may divide us. As we celebrate the anniversary of this unique program, we are reminded of the unity in this community around the values of global peace and partnership.

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1 Regime staff cut 90 percent of USAID and ate cake 🎂 2 Cholera clinic shut. Bodies followed. 3 Experts warned millions would die. Regime applauded. 4 This is blood policy. Get them out. Share. Burn the cover story 🔥📢 This is white Christian nationalism. Marco Rubio 🤮 most be so proud of himself.

From war to classrooms 🌏📚 Peace Corps proves what Kennedy believed. Peace is built by people, not power. In Vietnam, Volunteers teach, listen, and learn together 🤝 History did not forget. It chose repair. This is how a great peace grows 🌱

Nice work!

Service does not end at COS 🌍💚 After Hurricane Melissa, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers mobilized to support Jamaican farmers and communities they once served. This is the RPCV legacy 🤝🌱

From a Gambian schoolboy in 1967 to an Honorable Minister, Baboucarr Bouy credits Peace Corps Volunteers for shaping lives and communities.

Send us a DM if you want to join the Southern Oregon RPCV community. 🌍🤝🌄

Send us a DM if you want to join the Southern Oregon RPCV community. 🌍🤝🌄

A nice read.

Paul Neville’s📖📕 Endless Horizons is a fast, funny dive into life on the road from Southeast Asia to South America. Hostels, chaos, deep conversations, and hard lessons shape a memoir that reminds you why wandering still matters. A bright, curious read for anyone with restless feet.

Your good trouble assignment for December 1st❤️‍🔥 Post this image in the comment section of every USG account you follow 📲 Silence is death. Speak up. 🎗️ thelastmilewithusaid.substack.com/p/inside-the...

Honoring World AIDS Day. Many Peace Corps Volunteers served in communities hit hard by HIV and stood beside people fighting for health, dignity, prevention, and hope. We remember those lost, support those living with HIV, and call on our country to keep leading the fight to end this disease.

In 2020 the United States stood with Zambia to fight HIV. In 2025 this administration erased USAID and pretends World AIDS Day never existed. ❤️‍🩹🌍 We remember the work. We remember the lives. 🕯️ And we refuse to let them bury the truth.

Honoring World AIDS Day. Many Peace Corps Volunteers served in communities hit hard by HIV and stood beside people fighting for health, dignity, prevention, and hope. We remember those lost, support those living with HIV, and call on our country to keep leading the fight to end this disease.

Albania’s GLOW Code camps show what happens when communities invest in girls.

Chaya and moringa are reshaping village kitchens in southeastern Senegal, proving that real change starts with one neighbor willing to try a new leaf.

Peace Corps Africa volunteers, past or hopeful, we’d love to hear from you. If you served, what moment stayed with you the most? Share your experience.

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Oregon’s kids are about to feel the impact of federal education cuts. Support for teachers, rural schools, and students with special needs is on the line. These aren’t just numbers. They’re classrooms, families, and futures we can’t afford to watch slip away.

Peace Corps service transforms you. It builds confidence, resilience, curiosity, and lifelong purpose, shaping who you become long after you return. 🕊️ 🌍 🤲

Every Peace Corps country brings something unique, and most Volunteers end up convinced theirs was the best. There is no ranking. It all depends on the work, the people, and what you bring. What do you think makes a country the best place to serve?

This expansion is great for RPCVs and RPDVs. The new Coverdell Fellows Program at MSU gives volunteers real support through tuition assistance, internships in U.S. communities, and pathways to apply their global skills in meaningful local work.

A life changed, a community strengthened. Her legacy endures in every student she taught 🌍📚✨

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Liyana screening on Sunday November 9, and to the Jacksonville Library in Jacksonville for allowing us to use the space. Keep checking here for our next event update. 📚✨🌍

Any chance to stretch your self to embrace new experiences it has to broaden your understanding of the world

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for the Liyana screening on Sunday November 9, and to the Jacksonville Library in Jacksonville for allowing us to use the space. Keep checking here for our next event update. 📚✨🌍

Peace Corps Volunteers know training never really ends. This year tested our community in ways we never expected as long standing programs were dismantled. Post Service Training for 2025 is our way to regain strength and move forward together.

Peace Corps Fiji reaching group 100 feels like a reminder that service still matters. People meeting people. Communities building real change together. At a time when the world drifts toward fear, this kind of work shows how hope is learned through action.

The Peace Corps endures because service builds what politics cannot: trust, empathy, and human connection across borders.

🦁📚✨ Experience LIYANA — an award-winning animated documentary born from the dreams of children in Eswatini. A story of courage, hope, and imagination. 🌍💫 Join us Sunday, Nov 9 · 2:30 pm · Jacksonville Library. Free community screening with refreshments. 🎬🤝🇺🇸

"The volunteers are still in the field—for now. But the spine is gone. The trainers, the placement officers, the veterans who could see trouble before it came—that architecture is vanishing, one resignation letter at a time."

Great project! AmeriCorps VISTAs and Elon alumni make an impact with ‘It Takes A Village Project’ #service www.elon.edu/u/news/2025/...

As a RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer), this breaks my heart... and I'm frightened for the volunteers' safety

What if America’s greatest export isn’t money or medicine—but stories? 🎙️ Former diplomat Christopher Wurst hosts SoftPower/FulStories, sharing powerful first-person tales from ambassadors, artists, and changemakers shaping the world through connection. 🌍