We appreciate the interest of our friends around the world, but the answer is no -- only U.S. citizens may join Peace Corps.

Answer: - We appreciate the interest of our friends around the world, but the answer is no-- only U.S. citizens may join Peace Corps. You may wish to learn about other volunteer organizations. Answer: - Persons who have been employed by an intelligence agency, or otherwise have been associated with intelligence activities, are ineligible to serve as volunteers.

I went to the Peace Corps, typed in Diabetes and looked it up under 'Medical Information for Applicants.' According to the document you can be cleared to be a PCV with diabetes, but site selection may be limited. By Natasha (user-12l26pb.cable.mindspring.com - 69.81.27.

Peace Corps service can be a rewarding, enriching experience for married couples. Today, about 10 percent of Peace Corps Volunteers are married. In all cases, both spouses must serve as Volunteers and live and work in the same community. The Peace Corps is unable to place couples with dependent children and cannot guarantee placement in the same country of couples or friends who are not legally married.

When I was 15, I attended the annual meeting of my church (Unitarian Universalist). My youth group spent several days there attending lots of meetings and workshops, but I only remember one clearly. In a dim room, I watched several slide shows courtesy of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. It struck me how differently these people had lived and for how long they had done it. It also struck me that it embodied many of the ideals of my religion.

Joining the Medical Reserve Corps could not be easier! If you have Internet access, log onto www.fairfaxmrc.org, click on New User and the system will lead you through the registration process. If you would prefer, contact the Medical Reserve Corps office by phone at 703-246-2433, TTY 703-591-6435, and staff will assist you.

Citizen Corps, a vital component of USA Freedom Corps, was created to help coordinate volunteer activities that will make our communities safer, stronger, and better prepared to respond to any emergency situation. It provides opportunities for people to participate in a range of measures to make their families, their homes, and their communities safer from the treats of crime, terrorism, and disasters of all kinds.

The Peace Corps remains a popular way for many people in the U.S. to go abroad, experience a new culture and teach English as a Foreign Language. The basic requirement seems to be a college degree. You can call the Peace Corps at 800-424-8580.

You must qualify for an immigrant visa in your own right. There are only four ways in which to qualify:

Tricky question. Not often. When you go into the capital, you are bound to run into a bunch of them, especially on the weekend. (sometimes some places in the capital, like this one Syrian restaurant ??? okay it is KIND OF Syrian, no tatie cooking??? anyway, at those kinds of places sometimes it seems like Moldova is SWARMING with PCV's. But at my site, I only see Mike, my site mate, about once a week. Seriously.

Fellows work at least 500 hours during the 12-month year in an internship that benefits an underserved community. This can be fulfilled by working 12-20 hours per week during the 16 week semester. In October 2006, we were awarded an AmeriCorps state grant providing for 20 half-time memberships. These require a 900 hour obligation to be fulfilled over a twelve month period. In our 07-08 renewal, we have requested a number of quarter-time (450 hr.) positions, as well.

Through the Correspondence Match program, World Wise Schools offers Volunteers a meaningful way to fulfill the Peace Corps' third goal during service overseas to increase Americans' understanding of other peoples and cultures. As a Volunteer, you will receive reimbursements for the postage costs of one letter per month to each educator with whom you are corresponding.

You are not paid a salary. Instead, you will receive a stipend to cover your necessities - food, housing expenses and local transportation. While the amount of the stipend varies from country to country, you will receive an amount that allows you to live at the same level as the people you serve in your community. Your personal expenses - souvenirs and vacation travel - will be your responsibility.

Every Volunteer's experience is unique. Some Volunteers are placed in rural communities, hours or even days away from the nearest Peace Corps Volunteer. Others live in bustling towns or large cities, where the nearest Volunteer lives down the street or even in the same apartment building. Serving in the Peace Corps requires flexibility and independence. So be prepared to live alone, with another Volunteer, or a host family.

You must be a U.S. citizen, national, or legal permanent resident alien of the U.S. to be an AmeriCorps member.

The NetAid Global Citizen Corps is a leadership and peer-education program designed to give emerging high school student leaders the resources and training they need to involve their peers in efforts to fight global poverty. Each year, NetAid selects a diverse group of passionate and committed high school students to become Global Citizen Corps Leaders.

There are = many ways=20 to get involved in Citizen Corps. There are programs and = activities=20 already underway across America that focus on making communities = safer,=20 stronger, and better prepared. Besides the five national Citizen = Corps=20 programs, you might seek out other volunteer agencies and = organizations=20 that support the mission of Citizen Corps and are a good match = with your=20 skills and abilities.

Your local = officials=20 should be already working on this. Call your mayor, county = executive, or=20 appropriate local official to volunteer your talents. If you have=20 experience leading the community, organizing volunteers, and = working with=20 officials, you may be a valued asset to the council. The Citizen Corps Councils will leverage existing resources -- = most=20 communities already have a strong team that brings together such = sectors=20 as first responders and volunteer groups.

Answer: - The Peace Corps is a US government agency. We send American citizens to work overseas in developing countries for a 27-month assignment.

Answer: - As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you are not paid a salary. Instead, you will receive a stipend to cover your basic necessities -- food, housing expenses, and local transportation. While the amount of the stipend varies from country to country, you will receive an amount that allows you to live at the same level as the people you serve in your community. The Peace Corps pays for your transportation to and from your country of service and provides you with complete medical and dental care.