Good News Corps Programs

GNCorps prides itself on a diverse multi-component program that trains the mind, body, and spirit. GNCorps mission activities include visitations, spiritual counseling, youth and community outreach, Sunday school teaching, and mission journeys to remote locations. GNCorps maximizes volunteers’ opportunities to touch lives on a much deeper level.

We understand the importance of a clean environment for generations to come. GNCorps volunteers help promote energy conservation, waste management, sustainable land use, even tree planting. Our hope is that people are positively affected by the standards set by GNCorps volunteers, thus effecting change wherever we work.

Language has the power to not only communicate ideas, but a person’s hopes and dreams to others. GNCorps volunteers are placed in the best possible situation to learn languages. Every native in a host country becomes a “tutor” for GNCorps volunteers and they develop proficiency through being fully immersed with the culture on a daily basis.

GNCorps alumni have served in major events such as the 2002 FIFA World Cup and the 2005 APEC Summit as translators and interpreters. The training acquired from Good News Corps allows them to become global ambassadors who can bridge the gap between languages and hearts.

GNCorps volunteers enrich their host countries by instructing natives in a number of different fields: computer literacy, language, and music just to name a few. Volunteers are encouraged to put personal expertise to use and sometimes even discover hidden skills. There is always something a volunteer can share, and someone willing to learn.

Good News Corps carries out the IYF mission of addressing youth delinquency. Volunteers are positioned to be positive role models who change the mindsets of at-risk youths. Through events like English Camp, volunteers work as group counselors and program managers. As GNCorps volunteers become increasingly involved with youth-related issues, they realize the important role they play in shaping the future.

Good News Corps is a great way to experience foreign cultures, but is also the best way to share one’s own culture. Volunteers present their cultural findings through exhibit displays, as well as dances, songs, and “true stories” play productions. This is just one more way Good News Corps unites and brings cultures closer together.