Application Process

Serving as a Catholic Relief Services Volunteer is both rewarding and challenging. It takes flexibility, hard work, patience, a sense of humor, and dedication. While the application process is not as challenging as serving as a CRS Volunteer, the qualities that make an effective volunteer will also be useful in the lengthy application process, which can take six to nine months to complete. But as with volunteering, the rewards are greater than the challenges.

If you have looked through the Web site and think the CRS Volunteer Program might be what you are looking for in a volunteer program, you may wish to complete the "Are You Qualified?" questions and, if appropriate, the Preliminary Application (currently closed). All individuals wishing to be considered for the CRS Volunteer Program must submit a Preliminary Application online. The next step following the Preliminary Application for applicants invited to continue the application process is a telephone discussion in which the application process and applicants' preliminary questions are addressed.

Currently the Volunteer Program is in hiatus. Catholic Relief Services is not accepting applications at this time. In the event that the Volunteer Program status changes, this will be communicated on this web site