Company Profile
Peace Corps Response
Company Overview
The Peace Corps offers a unique experience to make a difference around the world and bring the benefits of that experience back home. The personal and professional rewards of Peace Corps service last a lifetime. Peace Corps Response recruits U.S. citizens with at least 10 years of professional experience as well as returned Peace Corps Volunteers for short-term, high-impact assignments. These positions are streamlined and designed for Volunteers to hit the ground running. Competitive candidates bring extensive technical skills to their assignments and as such, may apply to speci?c positions in a country of their choice.
Volunteers receive benefits including: transportation to and from country of service; settling-in, living, and leave allowances; vacation days; medical care; and the option to receive cash in lieu of a return ticket. In addition, Peace Corps Response Volunteers receive a readjustment allowance of $375 per month of service.
For more information about Peace Corps Response or available opportunities visit our website at www.peacecorps.gov/response.
Company History
The Peace Corps traces its roots and mission to 1960, when then Senator John F. Kennedy challenged students at the University of Michigan to serve their country in the cause of peace by living and working in developing countries. From that inspiration grew an agency of the federal government devoted to world peace and friendship.
Since that time, 210,000+ Peace Corps Volunteers have served in 139 host countries to work on issues ranging from AIDS education to information technology and environmental preservation.
Today's Peace Corps is more vital than ever, working in emerging and essential areas such as information technology and business development, and contributing to the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief. Peace Corps Volunteers continue to help countless individuals who want to build a better life for themselves, their children, and their communities.
Benefits
Peace Corps Response is a life-defining experience. The most significant accomplishment will be the contribution you make to improve the lives of others; however, there are also tangible benefits, including the following Peace Corps provisions:
- Public student loans may be eligible for deferment
- Perkins loans may be eligible for partial cancellation
- A "readjustment" allowance of $7,425 (pre-tax) upon completion of service
- Travel to and from country of service
- A monthly living and housing allowance
- Full medical and dental coverage
- 2 paid vacation days for each month of service
- Leave for family emergencies
- Transition and job support and social networking after service
- No fee to participate