High School Community Service Hours

Remote Volunteer Opportunities (Verified & Supervised)

Program Overview

Voices for Kidney Patients offers high school students the opportunity to earn verified community service hours through a fully remote volunteer program focused on health awareness, education, and nonprofit support.

This program allows students to serve their community while gaining meaningful experience in public-health awareness, digital skills, and civic responsibility — all in a safe, non-clinical, and supervised environment.

All volunteer activities are unpaid, educational, and appropriate for minors.

Who Can Apply

This program is open to:

  • High school students (Grades 9–12)

  • Students from public, private, charter, and homeschool programs across the United States

  • Students who need verified community service hours for graduation or school requirements

  • Students interested in community service, public health awareness, education, media, design, or nonprofit work

No prior experience is required.

Volunteer Activities (Remote Only)

Students earn community service hours by completing non-clinical, remote volunteer tasks, such as:

  • Creating health awareness posts (educational only)

  • Designing flyers or graphics using Canva

  • Formatting or proofreading blog content (no medical advice)

  • Researching general health topics such as hydration, blood pressure, diabetes, and kidney health prevention

  • Organizing content or logs using Google Sheets

  • Assisting with website or social-media content uploads

  • Writing short reflection summaries about what they learned

🚫 Students do not:

  • Provide medical advice

  • Handle patient information

  • Communicate with patients

  • Collect donations

Time Commitment

  • Minimum requirement: 10 community service hours

  • Flexible scheduling

  • 100% remote / virtual

  • Hours are based on assigned tasks and verified upon completion

Supervision & Verification

All volunteer hours are:

  • Supervised by Voices for Kidney Patients

  • Tracked through an official hours log

  • Verified with supervisor signature or email confirmation

  • Approved only after completion of assigned tasks

School forms and verification requests are accepted.

College Application & Portfolio Benefits

Participation in this program helps students strengthen their college applications by demonstrating:

  • Community involvement and civic responsibility

  • Leadership, initiative, and accountability

  • Communication and digital skills

  • Real-world nonprofit experience

Students may include approved volunteer work in their academic or creative portfolios, resumes, and college applications.

Student Work & Website Showcasing

Volunteer work is submitted digitally and reviewed by the nonprofit team.

  • Not all student work is published

  • Public showcasing is optional, not required

  • Student and parent/guardian consent is required

  • When featured, students are credited safely (first name or initials only)

Participation in public showcasing does not affect the number of community service hours earned.

Local & Global Impact

Through this program, students contribute to both local and global impact:

Locally

  • Help raise awareness about kidney health, hydration, diabetes, and blood-pressure prevention

  • Support community education efforts in the U.S.

  • Encourage healthier habits within their own families and communities

Globally

  • Contribute to nonprofit awareness initiatives that reach underserved communities

  • Support educational campaigns that promote kidney-health prevention worldwide

  • Learn how global health challenges affect families beyond their own neighborhoods

Students gain a broader understanding of how health education can save lives at both local and global levels.

Personal Health Awareness & Family Education

As part of the program, students learn key kidney-health concepts such as:

  • Importance of hydration

  • Blood-pressure awareness

  • Diabetes prevention

  • Early signs of kidney disease

  • Healthy lifestyle habits

Students are encouraged to share age-appropriate, educational information with their families, helping promote healthier choices at home and building lifelong health awareness.

Important School & Safety Notice

This is a volunteer-only community service program.

  • No compensation is provided

  • No clinical or medical services are involved

  • No patient data is accessed

  • Activities are educational and awareness-based

Parental or guardian consent may be required by the student’s school.

How to Apply

Students interested in earning community service hours should complete the volunteer application form below.

Once approved:

  • Students receive task instructions

  • Hours tracking begins after confirmation

  • Supervision and verification are provided by the organization

Organization Verification

All community service hours completed through this program are officially verified by:

Voices for Kidney Patients
U.S.-based nonprofit organization
Supervisor signature and verification available upon completion

Apply for Community Service Hours

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. Community service hours may only be tracked after approval.

Community Service Verification

Organization: Voices for Kidney Patients
Program: Remote High School Community Service
Email: volunteer@vfkp.org (or your official email)
Verification: Supervisor signature and email confirmation available upon completion