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President Bush Calls on Congress to Make International Service Program Permanent

USA Freedom Corps Update: National Volunteer Week, April 27-May 3 "Volunteer to Change the World"

Volunteers for Prosperity Releases 2007 Annual Report [Press Release] [2007 Report]

Message on Disaster Relief for Peru from the Office of Volunteers for Prosperity, US Agency for International Development
The most effective way for the American public to assist relief efforts is by making cash contributions to humanitarian organizations that are conducting relief operations. Information on identifying humanitarian organizations that are accepting cash donations for their efforts in Peru is available by calling the Center for International Disaster Information (CIDI) at (703) 276-1914 or visiting http://www.cidi.org. For the latest information on the US government's relief efforts in Peru through the US Agency for International Development, please visit http://www.usaid.gov/locations/latin_america_caribbean/perueq/.

A Legacy Worth Leaving
Stricken with cancer, Tom Ingram, a volunteer with VfP partner Medical Teams International, wishes to return to Moldova for his eighth volunteer trip in order to help orphans and burn victims. Learn more...

White House Conference On The Americas
On July 9, 2007, President and Mrs. Bush hosted a Conference On The Americas to highlight United States engagement and discuss more effective ways to deliver aid and strengthen civil society. Attendees included representatives from the private sector, non-governmental organizations, faith-based groups and volunteer associations. Learn more...

Establishment of New Office Highlights Agency's Commitment to American Volunteers

VfP Volunteer Receives the President's Volunteer Service Award
President George W. Bush presented Kay Hiramine with the President's Volunteer Service Award at a ceremony honoring Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Mr. Hiramine is the CEO of Humanitarian International Services Group (HISG), a US-based nonprofit aid organization, that is a partner with Volunteers for Prosperity. Learn more...

ANNOUNCEMENT: The VfP Office has added a new feature to its website, "Partners Corner", an information exchange forum for VfP partners. This on-line forum provides VfP partners periodic opportunities to share with others in the VfP partner network insights and perspectives on managing volunteer programs. Learn more...

ANNOUNCEMENT: The VfP Office has added a search engine to its website that links to a database of announcements for specific international voluntary opportunities (see USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network Find an International Volunteer Opportunity.) The search engine makes it easier for skilled Americans to volunteer overseas. Just select an interest category and click "Find Opportunities Now". VfP partners interested in listing their international voluntary opportunities with the USA Freedom Corps Volunteer Network should contact the VfP Office for further information at volunteersforprosperity@usaid.gov