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Family Volunteer Day

Points of Light identifies Family Volunteer Day 2026 on 21 November 2026 and describes it as a global celebration of families serving their communities.

Date / rule21 November 2026
ScopePoints of Light / global family volunteering campaign
VerificationFirst Party Current Edition Verified
PortabilityEdition Specific
Evidence statusSource-backed
Last authority check2026-09-09
Target-year policyRefresh Edition
Next date this engine can safely resolveSaturday, November 21, 2026See everything on November 21 →
Authority summary

What is Family Volunteer Day?

Points of Light identifies Family Volunteer Day 2026 on 21 November 2026 and describes it as a global celebration of families serving their communities.

Date and recurrence

21 November 2026

The stored date is verified for a specific edition only. It is not projected into another year without a fresh authoritative source.

Scope and status

The verified scope stored for this record is Points of Light / global family volunteering campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.

Classification

Topic and context

Workplace, Professions & Appreciation →
Accuracy controls

What this page does not assume

  • Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
  • Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
  • Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
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Provenance

Sources

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  1. Points of Light — Family Volunteer DayFirst Party Nonprofit
Reader questions

Frequently asked questions

When is Family Volunteer Day?

21 November 2026 The stored recurrence guidance is: Refresh the authoritative target-year edition/schedule; current stored evidence: 21 November 2026.

Does Family Volunteer Day fall on the same date every year?

No. The stored date is edition-specific and must be refreshed for another year.

Is Family Volunteer Day an official public holiday?

The authority record verifies it within this scope: Points of Light / global family volunteering campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.

Who established or recognizes Family Volunteer Day?

The stored designation basis is: Points of Light identifies Family Volunteer Day 2026 on 21 November 2026 and describes it as a global celebration of families serving their communities.. Supporting provenance includes Points of Light — Family Volunteer Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.

Is Family Volunteer Day international or country-specific?

The record has international or global institutional scope: Points of Light / global family volunteering campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.

How is this page verified?

The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.

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