Volunteer Eligibility
- Recipient(s) must be a United States citizen or a lawfully admitted permanent resident of the United States (i.e., green card holder).
- Must be at least five years old
- Completes eligible service within a 12-month time period (for annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards) and over a lifetime (for Lifetime Achievement Awards).
Eligible Service
**Unpaid acts of volunteer service benefitting others
- Service Through National service programs that provides a stipend (e.g., Peace Corps, Americorps) may count towards the Lifetime Achievement Award, but not for the annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards
2) Travel stipends, transit/parking passes, membership passes, expense reimbursements, and other nominal volunteer support do not impact service eligibility
Eligible Service does not include:
* Donating funds
* Political lobbying (non-partisan voter registration is an eligible actively)
* Religions instruction
* Conducting workshop service
* Proselytizing
* Volunteer service performed as part of a court-ordered community service
Serving only family members
Hours Required to Earn Awards in Each Age Group
|
HOURS BY AWARD |
BRONZE |
SILVER |
GOLD |
|
KIDS (5-10) |
26-49 hours |
50-74 hours |
75+ hours |
|
TEENS (11-15) |
50-74 hours |
75-99 hours |
100+ hours |
|
YOUNG ADULTS (16-25) |
100-174 hours |
175-249 hours |
250+ hours |
|
ADULTS (26 AND OLDER) |
100-249 hours |
250-499 hours |
500+ hours |
**4,000 hours for each age group for Lifetime Achievement Award**