The TPSA Community Service Program aims to foster a culture of volunteerism, leadership, and civic responsibility among members, with a special focus on contributions to public safety. Through this program, members and chapters will be recognized for their dedication to serving their communities while preparing for careers in public safety.
Chapter Impact Award
The Chapter Impact Award will honor a chapter whose community service has impacted the area in which they reside. The community service should involve an event that takes place in an area close to the chapter and shows the chapter actively engaging with the community.
Instructions
- Organize and Document your chapter participating in a community service event.
- Create a video or presentation (including pictures), 3-4 minutes in length, depicting the community service event.
- Submit the video or presentation (including pictures) to the awards committee by March 13, 2026 at 11:59 pm..
Recognition
After all submissions have been received, the award committee will select a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place chapter. Each winning chapter will receive an award for their efforts.
Chapter Service Award
The Chapter Service Award is to honor the chapter who has completed the most cumulative community service hours throughout the school year. The community service hours will be a combination of all active, paid members in a chapter.
Timeline
All community service hours completed from March 31, 2025 - March 1, 2026 will be used in the community service hours totals for each chapter.
* Only active paid members can recieve awards.
Awards
Awards for the most cumulative community service hours will be awarded for chapters in small, medium, and large chapter categories.
Eligible Hours
Chapter Community Service hours must consist of at least 50% Public Safety related service hours and any of the following:
- Unpaid volunteer opportunities
- Community wide volunteer events
- School volunteer events
- Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities (ONLY moderator, manager, or actor roles)
Examples of community service NOT approved for credit:
- Paid volunteer opportunities
- Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities that are NOT moderator, manager, or actor roles.
Instructions
- All chapters are automatically considered for this award.
- Hours are automatically calculated from activities tracked for members in myTPSA.
- Advisors can track their chapters progress and enter member’s community service activities in myTPSA.
- (Any more instructions for advisors)
Member Service Award
The Member Service Award is to honor TPSA members for their community service contributions throughout the school year. The community service hours will be a combination of all community service hours from an active, paid member in a chapter.
Timeline
All community service hours completed from March 31, 2025 - March 1, 2026 will be used in the community service hours totals for each chapter.
*Only hours from an active, paid member will be counted from the time their membership starts.
Awards
Awards for the most cumulative community service hours for a member will be awarded in gold, silver, and bronze categories. The categories will be determined as follows:
- Bronze: 50 hrs-100 hrs
- Silver: 101 hrs-150 hrs
- Gold: 151 hrs+
Eligible Hours
Member Service Award hours must consist of at least 50% Public Safety related service hours and any of the following:
- Unpaid volunteer opportunities
- Community wide volunteer events
- School volunteer events
- Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities (ONLY moderator, manager, or actor roles)
Examples of community service NOT approved for credit:
- Paid volunteer opportunities
- Regional TPSA volunteer opportunities that are NOT moderator, manager, or actor roles.
Instructions
- All active, paid members are automatically considered for this award at the time their membership becomes active.
- Members should give approved community service hours to their Advisors so they can be entered into the member’s community service activities in myTPSA.
- Members should consult with advisors if there is a question on whether certain events count towards their community service hours.
Tracking
- Advisors will enter all member community service activities in myTPSA.
- The chapter advisor is responsible for deciding the process they will use to verify the volunteer hours, so they can confidently confirm that members have completed them.