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This week in the Peace Corps: Bricks to Bread - A success story - The Tico Times

In July 2017, Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV) Brian was introduced to Nancy Fitzimons Alvarado, a 1989 Peace Corps Volunteer and the co-founder of the non-profit organization, Bricks to Bread. Brian ... read more

This week in the Peace Corps: Brick to Bread ovens - The Tico Times

Peace Corps Volunteer Collin traveled from his site in Talamanca, on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, all the way to the Northern Zone earlier this year to learn more about the functionality of ... read more

A Peace Corps worker killed a woman. The US whisked him home. - USA TODAY

The Peace Corps has a long history in Tanzania, which was one of the first two countries to participate in the program when it was established by President John F. Kennedy in 1961. read more

Bea Heiderman's family to get $750K from Peace Corps for malaria death - USA TODAY

Bea Heiderman, a 24-year old Peace Corps volunteer died of undiagnosed malaria in 2018. The agency settled a wrongful death lawsuit for $750,000. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ... read more

Peace Corps settles for $750,000 after volunteer dies of malaria - The Washington Post

The Peace Corps agreed to pay $750,000 after its doctor failed to properly diagnose a 24-year-old Illinois woman who died while volunteering in East Africa. read more

Opinion | What I saw in the Peace Corps - The Washington Post

Like most Peace Corps volunteers, I lived with a host family at the beginning of my service. I became attached to my Babusya (grandmother), and even after I had moved out on my own, we stayed the ... read more

How Bricks to Clicks Transforms the Lives of Veteran Entrepreneurs

As most successful entrepreneurs will tell you, their success stems from the right strategy, the right team, and meeting the right mentors along the way. The Bricks to Clicks® Marketing Program at ... read more

Peace Corps Victims' Advocate Claims She Was Pushed Out

— -- The woman hired by the Peace Corps to help fix the way the government agency treats its volunteers who are victims of sexual assault has been pushed out of her position on what she ... read more

Peace Corps Sued Over Mental Health Policy - The New York Times

Applicants have challenged the Peace Corps practice of rescinding invitations to applicants on the basis of mental health conditions. By Ellen Barry Lea Iodice was thrilled to hear that the Peace ... read more

Back Issues: The Peace Corps - The New Yorker

The Peace Corps’s early success and high profile were chronicled in the pages of The New Yorker.In 1963, Robert Shaplen wrote a Reporter at Large about the organization for which he spent time ... read more

Peace Corps Volunteers Can Get Unemployment Benefits, Officials Say (Published 2020) - The New York Times

Peace Corps volunteers and other national service participants who lost their positions during the coronavirus pandemic will now be eligible for unemployment benefits as part of the $2 trillion ... read more

House of Bread and Peace needs donations to replace air conditioning - Courier & Press

The House of Bread and Peace at 250 E. Chandler Ave., a shelter for women and children, had both of its air conditioning units break down this week. read more