Volunteer Presidential Award Levels
Your Volunteerism Requirement
Volunteer Eligibility
- United States citizen or lawful 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 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 provide a stipend (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) may count towards the Lifetime Achievement Award, but not for the annual Bronze, Silver, and Gold Awards)
- 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 activity)
- Religious instruction
- Conducting worship service
- Proselytizing
- Volunteer service performed as part of court-ordered community service.
- Serving only family members
You can also receive VOLUNTEER HOURS when you sign up for our projects with CIF Productions and/or with our partners Kidz Korna, NFP, Queens Rewarded Projects, 1 House 1 City, House Music Museum and Hall of Fame Foundation & more .......you may click on the contact us page above.
Thanks in advance!
PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR UPDATED PHOTO & BIO OF NO MORE THAN 3 PAGES & TELL US WHAT LEVEL YOU ARE APPLYING FOR IN THE SUBJECT LINE.
Award Levels
Each tier of the President’s Volunteer Service Award has different eligibility requirements with certain volunteer hours needed in order to receive the award. Here is the breakdown:
Kids (5-10 years old)
- Bronze: 26-49 hours
- Silver: 50-74 hours
- Gold: 75+ hours
Teens (11-15 years old)
- Bronze: 50-74 hours
- Silver: 75-99 hours
- Gold: 100+ hours
Young Adults (16-25 years old)
- Bronze: 100-174 hours
- Silver: 175-249 hours
- Gold: 250+ hours
Adults (26+ years old)
- Bronze: 100-249 hours
- Silver: 250-499 hours
- Gold: 500+ hours
The Lifetime Achievement Award is for all volunteers who have compiled over 4,000+ service hours over the course of their life.
The Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest honor of the entire tier. Each level has different packages that comes with your lever of honor.