Over 1,500 awards have been made since 1990. Service opportunities must be integrated into the curriculum and Florida's Sunshine State Standards.
Councils provide students with opportunities for leadership, budget management, and service.
They also offer a simple and fast way for teachers and others to apply for service-learning grants. Applications are sought which develop long-term capacity for and commitment to adult participation in the education and development of students. Good adult volunteer projects include or develop training, reusable resources for volunteers, curricula that involve parents or other adult volunteers, materials other schools can use to replicate successful efforts, and new, innovative approaches.