The Peace Corps welcomes applicants from all ethnic and cultural backgrounds. This section contains information and resources for prospective Volunteers of color. Thinking about becoming a Peace Corps Volunteer, but have doubts about how it will affect your career? Having a hard time making the case for joining the Peace Corps to your parents or other family members? Or do you just wish you could hear the real story from former Volunteers of color? We hope the information here will give you insight into what the Peace Corps experience might mean for you.
The Peace Corps actively recruits people with a variety of backgrounds and experiences. The facts about people of color in the Peace Corps. Are your loved ones concerned about your desire to join the Peace Corps? This section will help. Reflections and stories from Volunteers of color.

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