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If you're ready for something bigger, we have a place where you belong.
The application process begins by selecting a service model and finding an open position.
If you are flexible in where you serve for the two-year Peace Corps Volunteer program, our experts can match you with a position and country based on your experience and preferences.
Serve where you’re needed most
Know someone considering or starting their service journey? As a family member or friend, your support can make a difference. Explore the Peace Corps, understand Volunteer roles, and learn what to expect when your loved one serves.
Hearing regularly from family and friends back home is a great way for Volunteers to stay positive and share their experiences.
Stay connected with your loved one during their service. You can find general and emergency Peace Corps communication contacts on this page. Volunteers can share any additional in-country contact information with you during their initial training and orientation period.
Nothing is more important to the Peace Corps than the health, safety, and security of every single Volunteer.
While we cannot eliminate every risk that Volunteers face, the Peace Corps has developed first-class programs staffed by global experts to provide Volunteers with the best training, guidance, and support available to help them remain healthy, safe, and productive throughout service.
While your Volunteer serves, they’ll gain valuable benefits and training that last through their Volunteer service and well beyond.
Volunteers will develop and hone new and transferable skills while receiving a host of financial, student loan and travel benefits, and much more. After service, they receive even more support — from transition funds and graduate school benefits to networking opportunities and lifetime career support — to help ensure their success after serving.
Engage with other parents, friends, and family members of current Volunteers.
