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Thank you to the groups and individuals who have supported evacuated Volunteers and their communities around the world during this time of crisis.

By NPCA Staff
 

In the months since the unprecedented global evacuation of Peace Corps Volunteers, National Peace Corps Association Affiliate Groups across the country have been generous with time and support they have shown evacuated Volunteers. They have provided service and assistance here in the United States during the COVID pandemic.

A number of affiliate groups have also made generous donations to enable NPCA to provide vital transition support and services to the 7,300 recently evacuated Peace Corps Volunteers. This crucial support amplifies our community’s global social impact by providing small grants for the projects of evacuated Volunteers. And it sustains important connections with communities around the world during a time of crisis. Find out more and make a gift here.

To all who have given support to NPCA’s Community Fund, the RPCV Benevolent Fund, and to to the Global Reentry Program: Thank you! We give special thanks to these NPCA Affiliate Groups for their generous donations: 

• Atlanta Area Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

• Friends of Colombia

• Friends of Jordan

• Friends of Nepal

• Heart of Texas Peace Corps Association 

• Peace Corps Iran Association

• North Carolina Peace Corps Association

• Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of New Jersey

• RPCVs of Northeastern New York

• RPCVs of North Florida

• Southeast Michigan Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

• Tennessee Returned Peace Corps Volunteers

A place to stay: Schoolgirls at Enukweni Community Day Secondary School in Malawi. A safe place means access to education. Volunteer Lydia Babcock was working with community members to obtain grant funds to renovate the hostel where they live during school terms. Then Babcock was evacuated. NPCA groups and members stepped up and funded this project and others. Photo by Lydia Babcock.

This story was first published in WorldView magazine’s Fall 2020 issue. Read the entire magazine for free now in the WorldView app. Here’s how:

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After the madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday (November 28th) is a time to give back. The Peace Corps community needs your help this #GivingTuesday, so we can continue to support our members all year long!

In this challenging political environment, the Peace Corps community has to push incredibly hard to galvanize support for the Peace Corps in Congress. It was tough this year, when the White House and the House budget both cut Peace Corps funding by $12 million. However, thanks to the hard work of our community advocates, the Senate voted to level fund the agency. We’re still fighting for that level $410 million budget. Donations made during #GivingTuesday will help fund our advocacy efforts in 2018. We will continue building our network of volunteer advocacy coordinators across the country, and provide better technology to help our members reach out to Congressional leadership. We will also implement another day of action on the Hill.
 

NPCA #GivingTuesday Champions have committed to enlisting 10 people to donate $10 or more on #GivingTuesday and to sharing their Peace Corps stories to increase awareness and raise support. You can help, too. Here’s how:

• Sign up to be a #GivingTuesday Champion by emailing Rachel@peacecorpsconnect.org.
• Donate to the advocacy fund, and tell others about why you gave your contribution.
• Share our #GivingTuesday social media posts on your profiles, along with your own Peace Corps story, and ask your friends and family for donations.

Thank you for all you do to support NPCA. We need your passion for our advocacy work now more than ever!

Thank you #GivingTuesday Champions!

Amanda Silva

Amy Morros

Andrea Kruse

Becky Errera

David  A. Miron

Deborah Johnston

Jonathan Pearson

Katelyn Haas

Kristina J. Owens

Linda Goetzinger

Maricarmen Smith-Martinez

Meredith Martin

Sam Ryals

Samreen Singh

Tyler Lloyd from My PC Story

Maine Peace Corps Association - #GivingTuesday outreach coordinated by Nicole Lewis and Valerie Young