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Mission Statement
Note: FOJ is in not affiliated with Friends of Jamaica USA or American Friends of Jamaica.
- Promote charitable and educational purposes, as those terms are used in Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, in connection with accomplishing the third goal of Peace Corps as originally mandated by Congress in 1961: "to promote a better understanding of other people on the part of the American people."
- Provide an interdisciplinary forum for charitable activities, professional development, networking, and exchange of knowledge related to understanding and assisting people from diverse cultures who served in the Peace Corps in Jamaica and for others who have an interest in assisting Jamaica and its returned Peace Corps Volunteers.
- Provide support for newly Returned Peace Corps Volunteers re-connecting with their community and culture in the United States while allowing them to continue with public service related activities similar to those encountered in their Peace Corps service.
- Provide a venue for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers to utilize their public service skills in their current community.
The affairs of the Association shall be governed by a Board of Directors consisting of a President, a Vice-President, a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Membership Chair and such additional Officers as created from time to time by a majority vote of the Board of Directors..
To see a current list of members please visit our contact page.
The term for FOJ Board members is two years and expires in September.
We urge all members to consider becoming a representative of the FOJ Board. The sustainability of FOJ relies on the participation of our members!
The FOJ bylaws are available online.
Friends Jamaica is an affiliate organization of the National Peace Corps Association (NPCA). Because of this relationship, we provide our members information on joining the NPCA. To learn about the NPCA and the benefits of membership please visit their web site at www.rpcv.org.
"The National Peace Corps Association is the non-profit organization of returned Peace Corps volunteers, former staff, and friends. We are not the Peace Corps, the federal agency that sends volunteers to live and work in developing countries. We have done that and now commit ourselves to the world."
