News Topic - Peace Corps
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IBM program offers aid globally
Debbie MacConnel has been a world traveler, volunteer worker and farm girl, and she thinks those experiences will come in handy this year when she goes on a Peace Corps-like mission to the Philippines.
Kentucky.com – May 12, 2008 06:03 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Lexington
Debbie MacConnel has been a world traveler, volunteer worker and farm girl, and she thinks those experiences will come in handy this year when she goes on a Peace Corps-like mission to the Philippines.
Kentucky.com – May 12, 2008 06:03 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kentucky: Lexington
Chosen for motherhood
A maddening tangle of long-standing immigration laws keeps a West African girl apart from the American couple who adopted her in 2007 while volunteering in the Peace Corps.
The News & Observer – May 11, 2008 05:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham
A maddening tangle of long-standing immigration laws keeps a West African girl apart from the American couple who adopted her in 2007 while volunteering in the Peace Corps.
The News & Observer – May 11, 2008 05:30 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: North Carolina: Raleigh-Durham
Colorado Super Delegate Remains Uncommitted
Colorado Democratic Party Chair Patricia Waak has been a Peace Corps nurse, an academic, an environmentalist, an author and a Democratic leader. Now, she's a super delegate, and she'suncommitted.
cbs4denver.com – May 9, 2008 7:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Colorado: Denver
Colorado Democratic Party Chair Patricia Waak has been a Peace Corps nurse, an academic, an environmentalist, an author and a Democratic leader. Now, she's a super delegate, and she'suncommitted.
cbs4denver.com – May 9, 2008 7:50 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Local: Colorado: Denver
Peace Corps Boots HIV-Positive Volunteer
Jeremiah Johnson was kicked out, and now he's considering a lawsuit.
ABC News – May 9, 2008 4:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories
Jeremiah Johnson was kicked out, and now he's considering a lawsuit.
ABC News – May 9, 2008 4:44 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Top Stories
HIV/AIDS Should Not Be 'Barrier' To Peace Corps Service, Editorial Says
HIV/AIDS should not be a "barrier" to serving in the Peace Corps, a Washington Post editorial says in response to a recent article by Post columnist Stephen Barr about the organization's policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers (Washington Post, 5/6).
Medical News Today – May 7, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Health: AIDS - HIV
HIV/AIDS should not be a "barrier" to serving in the Peace Corps, a Washington Post editorial says in response to a recent article by Post columnist Stephen Barr about the organization's policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers (Washington Post, 5/6).
Medical News Today – May 7, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Health: AIDS - HIV
The Peace Corps Wants You
"The men and women who join the Peace Corps reflect the rich diversity of America in race, ethnic background, age, and religion."
Washington Post – May 6, 2008 05:03 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
"The men and women who join the Peace Corps reflect the rich diversity of America in race, ethnic background, age, and religion."
Washington Post – May 6, 2008 05:03 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
Top uni's peace corps subject
ALL students at a leading university will have to undertake volunteer work and study subjects from the arts and sciences under an overhaul of its curriculum designed to provide a broader education and more socially aware graduates.
News.com.au – May 5, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: Oceania
ALL students at a leading university will have to undertake volunteer work and study subjects from the arts and sciences under an overhaul of its curriculum designed to provide a broader education and more socially aware graduates.
News.com.au – May 5, 2008 2:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in World: Oceania
Fact Sheet: 2008 National Volunteer Week
Today, President Bush celebrated National Volunteer Week and met with Peace Corps trainees preparing to leave for Guatemala. During National Volunteer Week, we recognize the millions of American volunteers who offer their time and talents to help the less fortunate and to create positive and lasting change in communities at home and around the globe. National Volunteer Week began in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of volunteering. Since then, every U.S. President has signed a proclamation promoting National Volunteer Week. This year's National Volunteer Week theme is "Volunteer to Change the World."
The White House – Apr 30, 2008 10:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in U.S. News
Today, President Bush celebrated National Volunteer Week and met with Peace Corps trainees preparing to leave for Guatemala. During National Volunteer Week, we recognize the millions of American volunteers who offer their time and talents to help the less fortunate and to create positive and lasting change in communities at home and around the globe. National Volunteer Week began in 1974 when President Richard Nixon signed an executive order establishing the week as an annual celebration of volunteering. Since then, every U.S. President has signed a proclamation promoting National Volunteer Week. This year's National Volunteer Week theme is "Volunteer to Change the World."
The White House – Apr 30, 2008 10:01 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in U.S. News
Washington Post Examines Peace Corps' Policy Regarding HIV-Positive Volunteers
Washington Post columnist Stephen Barr on Monday examined the Peace Corps' policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers. According to Barr, Jeremiah Johnson, a former volunteer in Ukraine, recently was discharged by the agency after he was diagnosed as HIV-positive.
Medical News Today – Apr 30, 2008 3:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Health: AIDS - HIV
Washington Post columnist Stephen Barr on Monday examined the Peace Corps' policy regarding HIV-positive volunteers. According to Barr, Jeremiah Johnson, a former volunteer in Ukraine, recently was discharged by the agency after he was diagnosed as HIV-positive.
Medical News Today – Apr 30, 2008 3:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Health: AIDS - HIV
Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the Peace Corps and the US Embassy in Iraq.
The Christian Science Monitor – Apr 29, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Opinions
Readers write about the Peace Corps and the US Embassy in Iraq.
The Christian Science Monitor – Apr 29, 2008 7:03 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
found in Politics: Opinions