The President's Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) is a national program that recognizes outstanding volunteers for their commitment to service. This program encourages citizens to live a life of service through presidential gratitude and national recognition, and highlights the impact individuals make through volunteerism, offering various honorifics such as certificates, pins, and medals. The program is open to all eligible volunteers, with a range of national service days promoting opportunities for recognition throughout the year.

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ACP's certifications year runs from April 1 through March 31.

*Antonian is a certified organization that has been granted authority through and application and review process to give out the PVSA to our students.

Volunteer Eligibility

• - United States citizen or lawful resident of the United States
• - 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)
• - Court ordered community service does not qualify for the award
• - Service must be with an approved Certifying Organization that is legally established in the United States, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or one of the U.S. territories.

Hours Required to Earn Awards

• - Kids (5-10 years of age) - not applicable to Antonian student body
• - Teens (11-15 years of age)
  • Bronze 50-74 hours
  • Silver 75-99 hours
  • Gold 100+ hours
  • Lifetime Achievement Award 4,000+ hours
  • - Young Adults (16-25 years of age)
    • Bronze 100-174 hours
    • Silver 175-249 hours
    • Gold 250+ hours
    • Lifetime Achievement Award 4,000+ hours
    • - Adults (26+ years of age) - not applicable to Antonian student body

    For more information, please visit https://presidentialserviceawards.gov/eligibility.

• - Awards will be issued for volunteer service only, not charitable donations.
• - Students cannot receive payment of any kind for their volunteer service.
• - Be certain your activity qualifies!
  • Volunteering is the practice of people working on behalf of others or a cause without payment for time and service. It is up to the certifying organization to determine which activities qualify for the PVSA.
  • Antonian is a certifying organization and will determine which activities may count towards PVSA. If you are unsure that your activity qualifies, confirm with the ACP PVSA chairs in advance. 
    • Please see the "PVSA What Counts" chart for examples of activities that qualify or do not qualify.
• - Maximum allowed per day for camp counselor, mission trip, etc. is five hours.
  • Time spent eating, sleeping, socializing, etc. does not qualify.
• - Must submit the ACP PVSA application in its entirety. (This is not the service hours report form.)
• - Log must be approved and signed by the supervisor of the sponsoring institution.
  • Parent signatures will not be accepted.
  • Contact information for supervisor must be current and legible for hour verification.

  - Student must be current on yearly service hour requirements in order to qualify.

• - Printed service log in sheet must be turned into the Campus Ministry office no later than Friday, April 4, 2025 at 3:30 p.m. Late submissions will not be accepted.

*PVSA award is not related to the Christian Community Service Programs that is required for graduation.