Here is a message from Glenn Blumhorst, the CEO of the National Peace Corps Association. Click here to register for the summit.
We’re convening an ideas summit July 18 to ask some crucial questions about the Peace Corps community in a changed world. And as we lead up to that event, from July 8–16 we’re bringing together members of the Peace Corps community for a series of town hall discussions around issues of systemic racism, climate change, and more — to help shape our agenda for the future and ask: What are the big ideas for the Peace Corps going forward?
Volunteers worldwide were evacuated because of a global pandemic still taking its toll. That created an unprecedented and enormous challenge on its own. Protests against racial injustice have raised big questions about what we stand for as a country and a community. We say Peace Corps represents what’s best about America. So in a time of crisis, we have a responsibility to lead.
We also want to help reignite the work of Peace Corps around the world. So how do we do that, and make sure that Peace Corps — and our community — is the best that it can be? We want to hear from you during in-depth discussions at our town halls. We’ll also hear from past and present Peace Corps leadership at our summit — and, tackling some tough questions, stake out next steps for our community.
In service,
Glenn Blumhorst
President & CEO
JULY 8–16
TOWN HALL MEETINGS
What are the big ideas for the Peace Corps going forward?
We’re hosting eight town hall discussions leading up to the summit. Join us for one — or all. These conversations will help shape our July 18 summit.
Here is a list of the topics to be covered:
Diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Supporting RPCVs During Readjustment at Home
- Peace Corps Funding and Capitol Hill Mobilization
- Ensuring the Health, Safety, and Security of PCVs
- Recruiting the Next Generation of PCVs / PC as National Service
- Recalibrating Peace Corps’ Programs for the Future
- Reexamining the Peace Corps’ 2nd and 3rd Goals
- Communications — Internal and External
Click here to register for the summit and the Town Halls.