The Peace Corps Many people may not know what the Peace Corps is but in this paper i’m going to tell you. The Peace Corps is a movement were U.S citizens go all around the world to help people in need. The volunteers are going all around the world to help build houses for the homeless, feed the hungry, help people get jobs,(ext).
How did the Peace Corps get started? When the Peace Corps was made in the USA it was started by John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961. Some other people that helped come up with the idea or have improved on that idea are Harris Wofford, Sargent Shriver, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. This was started around the time when the United States was at war or just finished and lots of people were homeless or they need help surviving and getting food, homes. or jobs. Kennedy thought this was a good idea and started it then. Kennedy learned about the Peace Corps through other countries because they have it too but there's are a little different. Other countries do what we do but others have it where they have peaceful police without guns just tasers and if they cannot contain it they will bring in a different type of police with guns but only if necessary. Some of the people in the Peace Corps think we should add that into but we have not yet. …show more content…
The main reason the Peace Corps is doing what they do is to stop fighting and have world peace so they don't need volunteers to do these jobs and that everyone can focus on helping serve than to fight wars. Some other reasons might be to end homelessness or hunger. Right know there are over 220,000 volunteers and that number is still growing. They are in over 140 different countries with volunteers serving in them. They have helped people get homes food and shelter and giving them a new start and that is really impacting the homeless of those
How did the Peace Corps get started? When the Peace Corps was made in the USA it was started by John F. Kennedy on March 1, 1961. Some other people that helped come up with the idea or have improved on that idea are Harris Wofford, Sargent Shriver, and Eunice Kennedy Shriver. This was started around the time when the United States was at war or just finished and lots of people were homeless or they need help surviving and getting food, homes. or jobs. Kennedy thought this was a good idea and started it then. Kennedy learned about the Peace Corps through other countries because they have it too but there's are a little different. Other countries do what we do but others have it where they have peaceful police without guns just tasers and if they cannot contain it they will bring in a different type of police with guns but only if necessary. Some of the people in the Peace Corps think we should add that into but we have not yet. …show more content…
The main reason the Peace Corps is doing what they do is to stop fighting and have world peace so they don't need volunteers to do these jobs and that everyone can focus on helping serve than to fight wars. Some other reasons might be to end homelessness or hunger. Right know there are over 220,000 volunteers and that number is still growing. They are in over 140 different countries with volunteers serving in them. They have helped people get homes food and shelter and giving them a new start and that is really impacting the homeless of those