Turning Care Into Credit - How Service Becomes Recognition

Part II

Everyday across America, thousands of young people help care for parents or siblings who have served, and now live with visible or invisible wounds. Until now, their compassion has existed in silence, rarely recorded, rarely credited, rarely seen.

Caregiving

That changes with the Torch of Care Community Service Hours (TCCSH), a national pilot program launching at the Military Child World Expo 2026. This program turns caregiving into community service credit.

It ensures that a teen who helps their parent with mobility, medication, or emotional care receives the same civic recognition as peers who volunteer in schools or community centers.

Under The Promise We Carry initiative, TCCSH will partner with schools, youth organizations, and national service programs to officially log, verify, and certify these hours of care. For the first time, our nation will see caregiving not as a private struggle, but as a public act of leadership, measurable, meaningful, and transformative.

Care is service. Service is citizenship. Recognition is the promise we carry forward.

Sign The Petition Here

Support The Promise We Carry Act: Visit www.themiltiarychildworldexpo.com

Every act of care makes a difference. Whether you serve, support, or stand beside someone who has, your story matters.

Help us recognize the

types of caregivers carrying The Promise We Carry.

 Teen Caregiver

I’m a youth or teen (ages 13–19) who helps care for a parent, sibling, or family member who serves or has served.

Adult Family Caregiver

I’m an adult family member caring for a veteran, active-duty loved one, or family member impacted by service.

Community or Peer Caregiver

I provide support to military families through my school, faith group, organization, or volunteer service.

Professional or Clinical Caregiver

I work in a professional caregiving role (nurse, therapist, chaplain, teacher, social worker, etc.) serving military or veteran families.

“Which Type of Caregiver Are You?”

• Teen Caregiver
• Adult Family Caregiver
• Community or Peer Caregiver
• Professional or Clinical Caregiver

Sign The Petition Today! The Promise We Carry