Reminder!!! Today is the last day of the month to Enter your Hours in VMS for them to count for the organization!

VMS Login:  https://vms.texasmg.org/sec_Login/sec_Login.php

The timely input of your volunteer (and CE hours) is critical to our organization’s funding; thus, we cannot stress the importance of the timely input of your hours enough.

We recommend entering your hours into VMS if not the same day as the task performed, then at least weekly! But worst case: Please, log all of your hours by or before the last day of the month in order for them to be counted properly.

2026 Recertification Requirements are 20 hours Volunteer & 10 hours Continuing Education. The new hours requirements were announced back in 2024 and became effective on 1/1/2025. The purpose of this change was to align all states to a common standard. Please note that the local County Extension Agent (CEA) can increase this number but not reduce it. FYI, many of the surrounding counties require much more Volunteer & CE time as well as other requirements and commitments, so if you are thinking about moving to a different county MG organization I suggest you investigate their requirements before doing so.

Did you know you could access VMS from your smartphone? Yes, the screen is smaller than a computer screen, but it presents on the phone a bit differently. I don’t find it smaller or harder to use and you still enter your time via VMS in a web browser the same way as from a computer. My preference is to enter my time on my phone as I find it more convenient to do so as well because it is almost always with me.  If you want any help or demonstration, let me know!