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White House Petition: 2,000 and growing!
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A more peaceful foreign policy. Global friendship, collaboration and understanding. It all begins with the Peace Corps and the Peace Corps begins with you. Sign the White House petition urging President Obama to request increased Peace Corps funding in his next budget. You are one click away from this two minute action! We have until October 22nd to collect as many signatures as we can, so we ask you to...
(Share the link with family and friends! Get them to sign too!)
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Peace Corps Equity Act - Seeking More Signatures as Key Decision Approaches
  Over the past year, thousands of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and former staff have signed a statement of support calling for equitable treatment for Peace Corps Volunteers in regards to pregnancy termination in the narrow instances of rape, incest or life endangerment.
A final decision on language to treat female volunteers the same as others serving our nation overseas will be pending when Congress returns after the November elections. As that decision approaches, we want to bolster our position with even more names on the Peace Corps Equity Act Statement of Support.
- If you have not yet signed the Statement of Support, please take this quick action now!
- If you have signed the Statement of Support, share this link with other RPCVs or former staff you know and urge them to sign.
While we urge signatures from all around the country, we are especially seeking dozens of additional signatures from these states: Alabama, Alaska, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.
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This past month, NPCA hosted a meeting featuring Nancy Tongue, the president of one of our newest member groups, Health Justice for Peace Corps Volunteers . This was the first step in a growing effort to see how we as a community can be more responsive to fellow volunteers who face highly challenging circumstances. Read more here. | |
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Ebola Relief Fund Established
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In recent weeks, NPCA helped bring together three RPCV member groups representing three west African nations most impacted by the Ebola virus. The result is the creation of an Ebola Relief Fund where 100% of the tax-deductible proceeds will go towards addressing the crisis using first-hand knowledge from the affected nations. Learn more. | |
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