Community Service

Hours Required

DC Public Schools requires that students complete the following community service hours based on graduation year.

 

Class of 2024:   50 hours
Class of 2025:   75 hours
Class of 2026 and beyond:   100 hours

 

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TitleOrganizationDescriptionEligible GradesDepartmentsHave to Apply?Due Date
Georgetown Day School Policy InstituteGeorgetown Day School Policy Institute

Currently in its 11th year, the Georgetown Day School Policy Institute is an incubator for activism. For four weeks each summer, High School students learn about pressing social justice issues of global and/or national importance by

Seniors, Juniors, Sophmores, FreshmenGeneral, Global Studies Academy, Social StudiesYes03/03/2025
Community Service: St. Jude Rock N' Roll Running Series March 15, 2025Rock N' Roll Running Series

Available volunteer shifts for March 13, 14 and 15 are listed here: https://competitorgroupinc.volunteerlocal.com/volunteer/?id=84937 Volunteer shifts can include: welcoming runners, checking IDs, finding and handing out bibs and t-shirts, assisting with lines, passing out refreshments and helping

Seniors, Juniors, Sophmores, FreshmenGeneral, Health & PEYes03/15/2025
Stories for Action 10-Week ProgramCritical Exposure

Stories for Action is a 10-week program open to youth in grades 9-12, where participants will explore social justice issues through storytelling and photography. The program will be in-person at the Thurgood Marshall building in the

Seniors, Juniors, Sophmores, FreshmenGeneral, Digital Media Academy, Visual ArtsYes03/03/2025
Volunteer at Glover Park Community GardensGlover Park Community Gardens

Students could participate in one-off opportunities, like participating in the GCPGA's Spring and Fall clean-up days or helping to clear an abandoned plot for a new gardener, or they could participate in a more long-term

Seniors, Juniors, Sophmores, FreshmenGeneral06/18/2025
Metro Youth Advisory CouncilMetro Transit Police

Earn Community Service Hours Enjoy a free meal Hear from speakers and Metro Transit Police Officers Make friends with other DMV high school students

Seniors, Juniors, Sophmores, FreshmenGeneral02/20/2025
Girls Who Start Impact InternshipGirls Who Start

The impact internship is an opportunity for middle school, high school, and college students to participate in an internship with Girls Who Start, a nonprofit organization founded to inspire middle school, high school, and college

Seniors, Juniors, Sophmores, FreshmenGeneralYes02/19/2025
Cathedral Scholars ProgramWashington National Cathedral

🌞 Exciting Summer Opportunity for 9th Graders! 🌞 Are you a 9th grader looking to make the most of your summer break? Look no further! Our summer program offers a unique blend of fun, learning,

FreshmenGeneralYes03/01/2025
Jackson-Reed ArchivesSumner Museum and Archives/Jackson-Reed Media Center

Looking to help preserve and promote Jackson-Reed history while building transferrable archival skills? Please reach out to Miss Ross (camille.ross@k12.dc.gov) in the library or fill out the above linked form to join the Jackson-Reed Archives

Seniors, Juniors, Sophmores, FreshmenDigital Media Academy, Global Studies Academy, Information Technology Academy, English, Social Studies
TitleOrganizationDescriptionEligible GradesDepartmentsHave to Apply?Due Date