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Proclamation 10370 of April 15, 2022 

National Volunteer Week, 2022 

By the President of the United States of America 

A Proclamation 

Over the past year, we have seen that the American spirit of service is 

alive and well. Every day, Americans are giving their love and labor to 

care for seniors, help communities rebuild after disasters, support veterans 

and military families, tackle climate change, guide and mentor our youth, 

serve and strengthen the democratic process, feed the hungry, and keep 

communities healthy and safe. Tens of millions of Americans collectively 

volunteer billions of hours of their time each year. This commitment to 

service represents the best of who we are as Americans. During National 

Volunteer Week, we recognize the contributions that our Nation’s volunteers 

make every day and encourage all Americans to discover their path to 

making a difference. 

We also need to call on that spirit more than ever as we help our Nation 

recover from the COVID–19 pandemic. For example, we need volunteers 

in education to help students get back on track, and I encourage Americans 

to support our youth by serving as tutors and mentors or in other critical 

roles. As we tackle the pandemic and so many other challenges, government 

has a role to play, but our Nation is stronger, more connected, and best 

prepared for the future when government, nonprofits, community organizations, the private sector, and the American people work together. 

Volunteering also benefits the volunteers. People who volunteer develop 

new skills, build their personal and professional networks, forge a deeper 

connection with their communities and service organizations, and experience 

the joy of serving a larger cause. The opportunities to volunteer are seemingly 

limitless. Students gain real world experience, workers apply their skills 

to organizations that benefit from their experience and often develop new 

skills in the process, and older Americans improve their health and longevity. 

At every age and stage in life, volunteers experience the profound joy 

of giving back. 

Volunteerism is also a reinforcing cycle. Volunteers are more likely to become 

further involved in volunteer groups, participate in civic organizations, attend 

public meetings, and lend a helping hand to their neighbors. Serving together 

in common purpose has the power to unite us across the lines that sometimes 

divide. As I pursue a unity agenda in the Congress, volunteering serves 

as a unity agenda for our national life. 

Vice President Harris and I salute all of our fellow Americans who take 

time to help others in need and the faith-based, nonprofit, national service, 

military service, and community organizations that make their service possible. My Administration is committed to encouraging and advancing volunteer service throughout our Nation and the world. Through AmeriCorps— 

a network of service programs across our country that helps meet community 

needs—we are removing barriers to service, expanding volunteer opportunities, and focusing on our Nation’s toughest challenges. AmeriCorps increased 

the living allowance for national service members through funding from 

the American Rescue Plan and is working with partners to recruit volunteers 

in underserved communities so that service opportunities are more accessible. 

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the pandemic, the Peace Corps has developed criteria and processes to 

return volunteers around the world. I encourage all Americans to learn 

how get involved by visiting AmeriCorps.gov and peacecorps.gov/volunteer. 

NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States 

of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution 

and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim April 17 through 

April 23, 2022, as National Volunteer Week. I call upon all Americans 

to observe this week by volunteering in service projects across the country 

and pledging to make service a part of their daily lives. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day 

of April, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-two, and of the 

Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fortysixth. 

[FR Doc. 2022–08614 

Filed 4–19–22; 11:15 am] 

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