Volunteer Service Award (VSA)

As of May 27, 2025, AmeriCorps has paused the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) indefinitely, halting new award orders and Certifying Organization approvals. This has left many schools and service programs scrambling for ways to continue recognizing the incredible impact of their student volunteers.

We are excited to announce that the EVHS PTSA will continue the Volunteer Service Award (VSA) for the 2024–2025 school year! This year, we are partnering with www.HelperHelper.com to provide National Service Honor certificates and medals in recognition of our students’ outstanding volunteer efforts. The National Service Honor is a Trusted, Verified Alternative program that follows similar criteria to the Presidential Volunteer Service Award (PVSA), including age-based requirements and service hour thresholds.

EVHS PTSA is proud to be certified to grant National Service Honor Awards and Certificates to eligible EVHS students. These awards recognize students for their unpaid acts of service that benefit others, as defined under the program’s guidelines. Eligible volunteer service must be completed within 12 months from August 1 to July 31, and awards are based on the total hours served during that time.

  • Eligible volunteer service does not include:

    • – Hours as part of student/school club activities
    • – 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
    • – Unpaid internships

    Examples of best practices for student volunteers when submitting volunteer certificates are here.

  • Award Criteria

    In addition to fulfilling the award criteria (please see below), EVHS PTSA requires the following:

    – Student must be a PTSA member during the 12-month service period.

    – Student is recommended but not mandatory to have at least 5 volunteer hours benefiting the school (PTSA events/activities and/or Learning Lounge tutors).

    – For any volunteer opportunity, only 5 volunteer hours can be allocated to marketing, logistics and meetings.

The following is the award criteria for the National Honor Service Award:

Age Group

Bronze

Silver

Gold

Teens (11–15)

50–74 hours

75–99 hours

100+ hours

Young Adults (16–25)

100–174 hours

175–249 hours

250+ hours

Age category is determined by the age a volunteer is for at least 7 months out of a designated 12-month award period.

Award Submissions 2024

  • Volunteer Service Awards – Application Submission for Year 2024

     

    The VSA Committee is pleased to invite applications for the Year 2024
    “National Service Honor Awards and Certificates” from all eligible EVHS students.
    Application window: 15 August 2025 – 15 September 2025

    • More information: Visit https://evhsptsa.com/vsa/
      • Application form : here
        Submission instructions:
          • 1. Print the application form and fill it out clearly.
          • 2. Scan the completed form along with your volunteer log file.
          • 3. Email both documents to psa.evhs@gmail.com, with a subject line
            of Student Last, First Name and Grade (2024-25 school year)

        ✅ Please have your child submit the application using their school
        email ID. This will help us process it faster.
        Thank you,
        EVHS PTSA VSA Committee
        Questions? Email us at psa.evhs@gmail.com