World Trade Centers Corps volunteers are sent to areas that are just beginning to recover from natural and man-made catastrophes. Often these are areas of extreme devastation and poverty. All of them need the resources, expertise, compassion and help of World Trade Centers Corps volunteers.
Every volunteer commits to serve for one year in the many regions of the world.
Although volunteers can specify which area they wish to be assigned to, the final decision rests with the application committee and volunteers must agree to abide by its decision. But the committee does not make blind decisions. Each decision is based on matching the applicant's qualifications with area needs. Before actually traveling to the field site and beginning work, all volunteers undergo a one month training period when they learn about what is expected of them, what their assignments are and how they will carry out their work. WTCU is an online university, so all volunteers will go through the first month of training in their homes via their computer and Internet access.