NATIONAL SERVICE PARK

Seminal Articles

From www.peacecorps.gov , January 24th, 2024

• "United for Impact: Peace Corps and AmeriCorps Forge Strategic Alliance to Mobilize U.S. American Volunteers for a Sustainable Tomorrow"

     Press Release

• https://www.peacecorps.gov/news/library/united-for-impact-peace-corps-and-americorps-forge-strategic-alliance-to-mobilize-us-american-volunteers-for-a-sustainable-tomorrow/ 

From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Saturday, November 11th, 2023

• "In War-torn World, the Peace Corps Endures"

"Do whatever is in your sphere of influence," Peace Corps director Carol Spahn tells attendees at a summit of internationally involved Minnesotans.

• https://www.startribune.com/in-war-torn-world-the-peace-corps-endures/600318921/

From the National Peace Corps Association's Fall 2023 World View magazine

• "Call of Duty: Can National Service Help Heal America?" by Greg Emerson

Despite a successful track record, national service programs have not been able to close the gap between supply and demand. Is this a missed opportunity to help heal a fractured country? 

• • • https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/articles/call-of-duty-can-national-service-help-heal-america-1

• "The Admiral Thanks You for Your Service" by Robert Nolan

 Admiral James Stavridis on National Service and Career Development

• • • https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/articles/the-admiral-thanks-you-for-your-service

• "Make America a Better Place by Leaving It" by Dan Baker & Michael P. Hassett

 The domestic dividend of the Peace Corps can be had for the cost of a dozen eggs

• • • https://www.peacecorpsconnect.org/articles/make-america-a-better-place-by-leaving-it