The Bavarian Volunteer Card
...a visible sign of recognition for special civic commitment.
Volunteering takes place largely on site - in the community, the city, the district in which the volunteers live. And yet every civic engagement makes a contribution to the common good that has an impact beyond the boundaries of the respective community, city or district and ultimately benefits the entire Free State. For this reason, the Free State of Bavaria, the independent cities and the counties of Bavaria are working together to send a "thank you" to the particularly committed citizens with this honorary activity card, which is valid throughout Bavaria. By presenting your Ehrenamtskarte to our acceptance partners, you can take advantage of various benefits and discounts.
Who gets the card?
Volunteers must fulfill the following personal requirements if they wish to receive a Bavarian Volunteer Card:
- Voluntary unpaid commitment of an average of five hours per week or, in the case of project work, at least 250 hours per year. Reasonable reimbursement of costs is permitted.
- At least two years of active civic engagement for the common good
- Minimum age: 16 years
- Place of residence: City of Hof
- Upon request and without further examination of the eligibility requirements, an honorary card can be issued to - holders of a Juleica - active members of the fire department who have completed basic firefighter training - active emergency services personnel who have completed basic training for their respective area of operation.
- Persons who have fulfilled the requirements for the blue volunteer card for 25 years, holders of the Prime Minister's Medal of Honor as well as firefighters and emergency personnel in the rescue service and other disaster control units who have completed basic training for their respective area of operation. units of civil protection who have received a service award in accordance with the Fire Service and Relief Organizations Decoration of Honour Act (FwHOEzG) will receive a gold volunteer card that is valid indefinitely (application also required)
How do I apply for the Bavarian Volunteer Card?
Your club, your association, your organization, your municipality or you yourself submit an application!
You can submit the application digitally, download it as a pdf file or request it by telephone on: 09281/ 815-5158. After completing the application, have your details confirmed by the club or organization and then submit it to the city of Hof.
The Bavarian Volunteer Card in blue is valid for 3 years!
Acceptance partners
Here you can benefit from the advantages of the Bavarian Volunteer Card!
The Bavarian Volunteer Card is not only valid for institutions within the city area, but also throughout Bavaria, in all districts and independent cities that participate in the Bavarian Volunteer Card.
You can find out more about the participating districts and independent cities at www.ehrenamtskarte.bayern.de.
Sports and leisure department
You can send us your application in writing to the following address or by e-mail.
City of Hof Department of Sport and Leisure - Volunteer Card Am Eisteich 1 95028 Hof
E-mail: ehrenamtskarte(at)stadt-hof.de
If you have any questions about the application or general questions about volunteering, please contact Sebastian Ott on 09281 / 815 - 5158.
Thousands of discounts throughout Bavaria
You can find an overview of the districts and independent cities that have already introduced the volunteer card here.
The Bavarian State Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, Family and Women promotes and supports the volunteer card. Further information about this discount card can be found at: www.ehrenamtskarte.bayern.de
