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Working at the Peace Corps
The Peace Corps is committed to giving all employees, Volunteers, and applicants an equal opportunity for employment and Volunteer service. We believe that, together, our unique perspectives, abilities, and approaches to global challenges can make a measurable, lasting impact.
The Peace Corps offers a welcoming workplace that values the efforts of all contributors and provides fair and transparent policies and practices, clear communication, mutual respect, a collaborative atmosphere, and professional and personal development opportunities.
Disability program
The Peace Corps is committed to making our information and facilities accessible to individuals with disabilities by meeting or exceeding the requirements of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.
The Architectural Barriers Act requires access to facilities that are designed, built, altered, or leased with Federal funds. The Access Board is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the ABA. The Access Board's accessibility standards are available on the U.S. Access Board website.
If you believe that a physical facility that is designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds by Peace Corps does not comply with the ABA, refer to the U.S. Access Board’s website under ABA Enforcement – File a Complaint
Requests for reasonable accommodation or personal assistance services
The Peace Corps is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in our programs, activities, Volunteer service, and employment for individuals with disabilities.
For Peace Corps employees who are working in the United States or who are U.S. citizens working abroad, see procedures for requesting and processing reasonable accommodations and personal assistance services [PDF].
Learn more about requesting a reasonable accommodation or personal assistance as an applicant or employee through the Peace Corps’ Office of Civil Rights.
Equal opportunity employment
Peace Corps’ policy prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age (40 or over), disability, sexual orientation, marital status, parental status, political affiliation, union membership, genetic information, or history of participation in the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) process, grievance procedure, or any authorized complaint procedure.
View: EEO policy statement [PDF] | Harassment policy statement [PDF]
EEO complaints
If you are among the following groups and believe you have been subjected to discrimination and/or harassment, federal and/or Peace Corps’ regulations require the provision of counseling for the aggrieved party, and for the prompt, fair, and impartial processing of complaints of discrimination or harassment:
- Employee
- Applicant for agency job
- Applicant for Peace Corps Volunteer or Peace Corps Response service
- Trainee
- Serving or Returned Volunteer
See details on complaint procedures and counseling program>
You may contact the Office of Civil Rights at [email protected] to initiate counseling.
No FEAR Act
Federal agencies must post statistical data relating to equal employment opportunity complaints filed against the agencies on their public websites. The Peace Corps provides this statistical information in accordance with the No FEAR Act, updated on a quarterly basis.
View latest No FEAR Act data
Contact Us
For any of the matters listed above, reach out to us on 202.692.2139 or [email protected].