Why Community Service?

Community service is an integral part of the Nevada Promise Scholarship experience because participating in community service and other forms of civic engagement has long proven to develop college students’ knowledge, skills, values, and motivation to make a difference in their communities. Being civically engaged can contribute to students’ sense of purpose, academic success, and post-graduation career trajectory – all aspects of student development that the Nevada Promise Scholarship seeks to support.

What Counts as Community Service?

Community service is time contributed to a nonprofit or public service organization.  The community should benefit from the work you do.  Community service must be performed immediately preceding the academic year for which you wish to receive a Nevada Promise Scholarship.

Sample categories of eligible community service:

• Advocacy
• Arts, Culture & Sport
• Education
• Environmental Issues
• Health Services
• Vulnerable Populations

Community service performed to satisfy the eligibility requirements for participation in the Nevada Promise Scholarship Promise must not:

• Result in compensation, payment, or remuneration of any kind of the student.
• Directly benefit a member of the family of the applicant or student.
• Include paid or unpaid internships.
• Include donation of money or items as community service.
• Include participation in fund-raising events but may include volunteering to assist in the administration of the event.
• Include religious proselytizing or persuasion.

Submission Deadlines

Reminder: You must provide your CSN NSHE ID number when submitting completed community service hours.

Community Service Reporting Instructions

To report Community Service hours, complete the Nevada Promise Community Service Form.  Before submitting your hours, review the information above for community service eligibility requirements.  Any applicant who knowingly submits false or misleading information is ineligible to receive the Nevada Promise Scholarship.

Community Service Organizations

We have provided a list of local community organizations for students in our Volunteer Contact List below. Students are encouraged to explore these organizations and contact them directly to inquire about any available community service opportunities.

We have also provided some date-specific community service opportunities through our Events and Activities Calendar and students are encouraged to review these opportunities and sign up.

Events and Activities Calendar

Disclaimer: The inclusion of an organization in our web materials and on the attached documents does not indicate endorsement by CSN of the organization’s mission, practices, view, or information included in the organization’s linked websites.  CSN cannot and does not assume any responsibility or liability for any conditions, hazards, or risks for any related personal injuries or property damage arising directly or indirectly from an individual’s participation in activities of these organizations.

If you have other community service opportunities not listed on our provided web materials, please contact us.  These lists are not inclusive, you may volunteer at other organizations as long as they fit the criteria.

Organizations that offer Virtual Service Opportunities

Review the list below of organizations that provide virtual and in-person community service opportunities. If you are interested in volunteering with one of these organizations please reach out to them directly. You can find more information by clicking on the link to each organization's website. You may volunteer with organizations that are not listed below as long as they follow the guidelines presented on this website.

Note: Many of the virtual organizations do not track your participation hours, rather the projects you completed.  It will be your responsibility to track the amount of time you spend volunteering. We encourage you to take screenshots/pictures of the times you log in to these websites to volunteer should we request this documentation to verify your hours.  In addition, you may not have a traditional supervisor as you would with in-person volunteering.  In this case, you may add the Nevada Promise Team contact information in lieu of on-site supervisors. Email or call our office to arrange for virtual supervision.