Student Programs & School Grants
The Impact Grads program recognizes graduating students who donate blood.
The Impact Grads program awards students who donate blood at least two times at their school’s Carter BloodCare high school blood drives during their senior year with honor cords.
The students’ high school must host two blood drives during each school year on campus and within school hours for their students to qualify for a cord.
Students who are unable to donate due to age, weight, or other restrictions may be eligible by asking an adult to donate in their name. Adults can donate at any Carter BloodCare location at any point in the school year. Students cannot donate on behalf of other students.
Additionally, students ineligible to donate blood may qualify by actively participating as a volunteer on their high school’s blood drive committee.
Honoring these students emphasizes the value of serving the community through blood donation.
Please note that school administration may or may not allow seniors to wear their cords at graduation.
We would like to thank all of our student blood donors and volunteers for generously supporting the community blood supply.
For questions about this program, please email honorcord@carterbloodcare.org.
The Early Impact program brings community engagement to your school. The curriculum is easy to facilitate and turns giving back into a medal-worthy adventure.
The Early Impact program teaches elementary and middle school-aged students about community resources, sustainability and the science behind blood donation. Students will complete learning activities and are encouraged to host a blood drive as a school service project, recruiting parents, teachers and staff to donate.
If you are interested in joining the Early Impact program, please email bookablooddrive@carterbloodcare.org to learn more.
At Carter BloodCare, we believe that championing health in our communities provides the building blocks for a brighter future for all Texans.
Students who participate in the program help educate their community and encourage others to donate blood.
Studies show that hands-on social responsibility projects like hosting a community blood drive can boost student achievement and future civic engagement.
Carter BloodCare’s Impact Events are a one-day summit that helps high school students learn how to inspire others to save lives. The summit may include: interactive activities, raffles, lunch, dynamic guest speakers and tours of facilities and hospitals.
The summit provides high school leadership teams with an up-close look at how blood donation and volunteering strengthen communities.
If you are interested in registering for Impact 2025, please email bookablooddrive@carterbloodcare.org to learn more.
At Impact 2025, students will deepen their skills and knowledge, and be empowered to inspire service in their community through blood donation. This is one way we can help the next generation of leaders.
We believe that high schools are at the forefront of instilling blood donation as a lifelong practice in young people, and the Impact Awards program is our commitment to reward schools that participate in supporting our community blood supply by hosting blood drives.
We will award schools that have met the following requirements within a year’s time, starting on June 1, 2025 and ending on May 31, 2026.
If your school currently hosts Carter BloodCare blood drives:
- Achieve the established goal
- Host a minimum of three blood drives
- At least two of the drives need to be during the school year, during school hours
If your school is not currently hosting Carter BloodCare blood drives:
- Host a minimum of two blood drives at the high school during the current school year, during school hours
- Achieve the established goal
- Blood drive goals will be established with your Carter BloodCare consultant
Note: Automation (double reds and plasma), if available, will be utilized at both blood drives.
Public and private high schools who meet the requirements will be entered to win an Impact Award. Carter BloodCare grants Impact Awards based on the school’s overall annual blood drive performance and eligibility.
More than 100 schools won an Impact Award supporting student scholarships for their participation in blood drives in 2024-25. We’re rewarding schools and students for going above and beyond, so get involved!