2010.03.18: Director Williams announces that, effective April 1, 2010, the Peace Corps readjustment allowance that volunteers receive upon returning home from service will increased by $50 to $275 per every month the volunteer served
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2010.03.18: Director Williams announces that, effective April 1, 2010, the Peace Corps readjustment allowance that volunteers receive upon returning home from service will increased by $50 to $275 per every month the volunteer served
Director Williams announces that, effective April 1, 2010, the Peace Corps readjustment allowance that volunteers receive upon returning home from service will increased by $50 to $275 per every month the volunteer served
Director Williams detailed Peace Corps' strategic recruitment campaign and how the agency is focusing on ways to better support Peace Corps volunteers by scaling the benefits of service to more accurately reflect cost of living increases. In support of that goal, Director Williams announced that, effective April 1, 2010, the Peace Corps readjustment allowance that volunteers receive upon returning home from service will increase to $275 per every month the volunteer served. With this $50 per month increase from current levels, volunteers who complete a full 27-month tour will receive $7,425 to help in the readjustment period when they return to the United States.
Director Williams announces that, effective April 1, 2010, the Peace Corps readjustment allowance that volunteers receive upon returning home from service will increased by $50 to $275 per every month the volunteer served
Peace Corps Director Testifies Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs
Announces increase in the readjustment allowance for returned volunteers
WASHINGTON, D.C., March 18, 2010 – Peace Corps Director Aaron S. Williams testified before the House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs in support of President Obama's $446.15 million Fiscal Year 2011 budget request for the Peace Corps.
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Director Williams detailed Peace Corps' strategic recruitment campaign and how the agency is focusing on ways to better support Peace Corps volunteers by scaling the benefits of service to more accurately reflect cost of living increases. In support of that goal, Director Williams announced that, effective April 1, 2010, the Peace Corps readjustment allowance that volunteers receive upon returning home from service will increase to $275 per every month the volunteer served. With this $50 per month increase from current levels, volunteers who complete a full 27-month tour will receive $7,425 to help in the readjustment period when they return to the United States.
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