Continue Serving

After Peace Corps, you can continue to put your skills to work for a better world. Discover more opportunities with trusted organizations at home and abroad.

Government

Returned Volunteers can use the skills they acquired through service abroad to make an impact at one of 400+ federal government agencies. Careers in government offer diverse opportunities for public service, including roles in international diplomacy, environmental conservation, and public health.

USAJobs.gov lists open positions in the federal government, and there are special hiring paths for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers. Check them out to explore federal employment opportunities.

The Peace Corps

You can keep your Peace Corps journey going. Check out opportunities to serve abroad again, serve virtually, or work as a Peace Corps staff member.

Peace Corps Response

Experienced professionals join short-term, high-impact service assignments in communities around the world. Bring your expertise and experience to the projects where you are needed the most.

Find Volunteer opportunities

Peace Corps Virtual Service Pilot

Be among the hundreds of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and private citizens who donate their time and engage with partners on short-term, virtual projects that support communities abroad.

Discover virtual service opportunities

Peace Corps staff positions

Staff positions allow returning Peace Corps and eligible Peace Corps Response Volunteers the opportunity to work in the federal government while continuing to support the Peace Corps mission.

Check out open positions

Circle of Service

The Circle of Service is a strategic partnership that connects a network of volunteers and alumni with continued opportunities to serve for lasting, positive change. Together, the Peace Corps and its Circle of Service strategic partners are supporting motivated changemakers to seamlessly transition between service roles throughout their lives, expanding their global impact and strengthening the future of public service.

Circle of Service strategic partners:

• City Year
• Public Allies
• Teach For America
• Tilting Futures

Learn more about Circle of Service

AmeriCorps

Each year, AmeriCorps offers 75,000 opportunities for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve in the U.S. through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups. Whether your service makes a community safer, gives a child a second chance, or helps protect the environment, you'll be getting things done as a member of AmeriCorps.

Learn more by visiting:

• AmeriCorps NCCC (for 18-26-year-olds)
• AmeriCorps VISTA (for ages 18 and up)
• AmeriCorps State and National (for ages 17 and up)
• AmeriCorps Seniors (for ages 55 and up).

Additional opportunities

Additional service opportunities are available with well-recognized organizations, both domestically and abroad.

Rotary International

Rotary International offers Returned Peace Corps Volunteers ways to connect with like-minded professional and personal networks to continue their commitment to local and international community service and to further global peace and understanding of peoples and cultures. Volunteer opportunities include clubs, action groups, and fellowships.

Learn more about Rotary International

The Corps Network

The Corps Network represents service and conservation programs that enroll more than 29,000 young men and women annually in visible and valued public work across the U.S. Members revitalize communities, prepare young people for adulthood, build civic spirit through service, and preserve and restore the environment.

Learn more about The Corps Network

America’s Service Commission

The national service field is comprised of a network of 52 governor-led state and territorial service commissions across the United States that provide or receive resources for AmeriCorps programs, host service years, manage conservation corps programs, and/or serve as volunteer-connecting organizations. Visit the America's Service Commission (ASC) website to find service programs and initiatives as well as volunteer and career opportunities in your state or territory.

Learn more about ASC