The President’s Volunteer Service Award is issued by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation on behalf of the President of the United States to recognize the best in American spirit, and to encourage all Americans to improve their communities through volunteer service, and civic participation.  The Award is given to individuals, families, and groups that have demonstrated outstanding volunteer service and civic participation over the course of a 12-month period.

Any individual, family, or group can receive Presidential recognition for their annual commitment to volunteer service.  In addition, individuals who complete 4,000 or more hours of volunteer service over the course of their lifetime will be recognized with the President’s Call to Service Award.

To earn an Award, individuals, families, and groups must keep a record of volunteer activities served.  Activities may be kept by the Certifying Organization or can be tracked online with the USA Freedom Corps Record of Service.

A Record of Service is a private journal of your volunteer time and experiences in response to the President's call to service. You can keep a record of your activities serving your neighbor, your community, your country and the world. Return as often as you'd like to keep your record of service updated online.

Children under the age of 14 can earn the President's Volunteer Service Award by completing 50 or more hours of volunteer service in one year.

You can track your hours by going to the President's Volunteer Service Award Web site and logging into your account. Click the icon to your right for access.