The West Cascade Peace Corps Association was founded in 1980 by a group of returned Peace Corps Volunteers as a means of staying connected and to carry out the Peace Corps' third goal of bringing the world back home. Over time as the group grew it found that equally important was to providing fellowship to returning volunteers and helping them readjust to life in the United States.

We participate in many community activities with the favorite being marching (actually sort of meandering along) in the annual Eugene Celebration parade. Another important activity is our funding of projects of current Peace Corps Volunteers in the field mostly through the Partnership for Peace program.

The University of Oregon in Eugene is proud to be one of the leading institutions in recruiting Peace Corps Volunteers. The West Cascade Peace Corps Association works closely with the campus Peace Corps representative to maintain this admirable record.

The group has an elected Board of Directors who meet monthly to conduct the group's business. The club hosts a monthly social meeting that is usually a potluck dinner. Most of our members are drawn from Oregon's Southern Willamette Valley. However, membership is open to all RPCVs, staff and supporters. We invite all prospective Peace Corps Volunteers, parents, relatives and friends of active Peace Corps Volunteers to join us at our monthly meetings.