Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION 441
The Peace Corps was established by the
Peace Corps Act of 1961, as amended
(22 U.S.C. 2501), and was made an
independent agency by title VI of the
International Security and Development
Cooperation Act of 1981 (22 U.S.C.
2501–1).
Activities
The Peace Corps consists of a
Washington, DC, headquarters, 9 area
offices, and overseas operations in 76
countries, utilizing more than 9,000
volunteers.
To fulfill the Peace Corps mandate,
men and women are trained for a 9-
to 14-week period in the appropriate
local language, the technical skills
necessary for their particular jobs, and
the cross-cultural skills needed to adjust
to a society with traditions and attitudes
different from their own. Volunteers serve
for a period of 2 years, living among the
people with whom they work. Volunteers
are expected to become a part of the
community through their voluntary
service.
Thousands of volunteers serve
throughout the world, working in
six program areas: education, health
and HIV/AIDS, environment, youth
development, agriculture, and business
development. Community-level projects
are designed to incorporate the skills of
volunteers with the resources of host-
country agencies and other international
assistance organizations to help solve
specific development problems, often
in conjunction with private volunteer
organizations.
In the United States, the Peace Corps
is working to promote an understanding
of people in other countries. Through
its World Wise Schools Program,
volunteers are matched with elementary
and junior high schools in the United
States to encourage an exchange of
letters, pictures, music, and artifacts.
Participating students increase their
knowledge of geography, languages,
and different cultures, while gaining an
appreciation for voluntarism.
The Peace Corps offers other domestic
programs involving former volunteers,
universities, local public school systems,
and private businesses and foundations
in a partnership to help solve some of
the United States most pressing domestic
problems.
The Peace Corps Office of Private
Sector Initiatives works with schools,
civic groups, businesses, and
neighborhood and youth organizations
in the United States to facilitate their
support of Peace Corps initiatives here
and abroad.
For a complete listing of Peace
Corps area offices, including addresses,
telephone numbers, and areas served,
visit www.peacecorps.gov.
Sources of Information
Becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer
Contact the nearest area office. Phone,
800–424–8580. Internet, www.
peacecorps.gov.
Employment Contact the Peace Corps,
Office of Human Resource Management,
Washington, DC 20526. Phone, 202–
692–1200. Internet, www.peacecorps.
gov. For recorded employment
opportunities, call 800–818–9579.
General Inquiries Information or
assistance may be obtained by contacting
the Peace Corps Washington, DC,
headquarters or any of its area offices.
For further information, contact the Press Office, Peace Corps, 1111 Twentieth Street NW.,Washington, DC
20526. Phone, 202–692–2230 or 800–424–8580. Fax, 202–692–2201. Internet, http://www.peacecorps.gov.
PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORPORATION
1200 K Street NW., Washington,DC 20005
Phone, 202–326–4000; 800–400–7242. Internet, http://www.pbgc.gov.
Board of Directors
Chairman (Secretary of Labor) HILDA L. SOLIS
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