Volunteer Delaware | Delaware Volunteer Credit

Certificate of Recognition – All students shall receive a certificate of recognition to document the student’s volunteer community service.
Delaware Volunteer Credit – Upon completion of 90 hours of community service, a student in grades 9-12 shall receive (1) Delaware Volunteer Credit that can be counted as an elective towards graduation, if the student’s district or charter school board has adopted a policy approving such credit. The volunteer service must be completed over two semesters and performed outside of the student's regularly scheduled school day. The semesters do not have to be consecutive or in the same calendar year. No more than (1) Delaware Volunteer Credit shall be awarded to any student. Students should verify eligibility for this credit with their school counselor or Principal.

Volunteer community service shall not be performed during the hours that the student is required to be in attendance at school.
Volunteer community service shall be performed only with an organization or project whose name has been submitted to a school counselor by the Delaware Office of Volunteerism or the Department of Education; and
Volunteer community service shall not be of a political or advocacy nature.

Eligible for Recognition	Not Eligible for Recognition
Nonprofit organizations <Time served with faith-based organizations that does NOT include teaching or promoting one faith. ((Examples: serving food, fundraisers, banquets, volunteering at the facility)	Hours spent teaching religion in a church, synagogue, mosque or faith-based institution Ceremonies (including choirs, bands, etc.) Time served benefiting a for-profit corporation Any experience in which the student was paid for their time Babysitting (paid or unpaid)