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Plain answers about volunteer hours, proof and service awards: what schools accept, how to get hours signed, and what changed with the PVSA pause.
- How to prove your volunteer hours
Proof of volunteer hours is a record a supervisor signed: dates, hours, what you did and who can confirm it. Here is what to collect, when to get it signed, and what to do if you forgot.
- Is the President’s Volunteer Service Award still available?
No. The President’s Volunteer Service Award has been paused since 27 May 2025, and new certifying organizations are not accepted. Here are the hour levels it used and the options that work now.
- Volunteer hours verification letter: what to include, with a sample
A volunteer verification letter confirms who served, when, how many hours and doing what, signed by someone at the organization. A sample you can adapt, and what makes a school accept it.