This document outlines the eligibility guidelines for earning points in different categories through a Union Capital points program. Points can be earned for educational activities like helping out at school or taking adult education courses, with limits on at-home activities. Health-related appointments and programs are eligible, with caps on doctor's visits and exercise. Financial education programs that result in savings are eligible, but not daily banking. For the community category, volunteering and attending community events and farmers markets are eligible, but not errands, religious services, or family events. Other non-listed activities can be manually submitted for review.

1. Union Capital
Boston
Points Guidelines

2. Education
Eligible
● School activities
● Helping educational
programs
● Adult ed. courses
● At home reading
with child*
NOT Eligible
● Dropping off and
picking up children
● Traveling to school,
studying, or doing
homework
*Limited to 100 points per day

3. Example
Eric can earn points for reading to his children and
attending his classes at RCC.
“StoryFest at CitySpace” by vfh is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 “CLAMS Conference @ Shoreline Community College - An Awesome Group of College Librarians” by wsl is licensed under CC BY NC 2.0

4. Example
“Venice, May 2014 - 103” by yourdon is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 “I should be doing hw not taking pics” by rodol is licensed under CC BY NC 2.0
Eric cannot earn points for dropping his kids off at school
or for doing his assignments from RCC.

5. Health
Eligible
● Doc's appt.*
● Health programs
● Enrollment in
recommended
activities
● Personal fitness**
NOT Eligible
● Meeting basic
health needs
*Limited to 100 points per week **Limited to 100 points per day

6. Example
“Doc's Visit” by mynameisharsa is licensed under CC BY SA 2.0 “CDSM workshop July 2014” by rutgersnursing is licensed under CC BY NC 2.0 “Jogging around the reservoir #1” by yourdon is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0
Anna can earn points for going to her primary care
physician, going to health-related workshops, and working
out at home or at her local gym.

7. Example
“dinner” by lladyyas is licensed under CC BY NC 2.0 “vitamins” by shannonkrigen is licensed under CC BY SA 2.0
Anna cannot earn points for eating healthy or taking
vitamins.

8. Finance
Eligible
● Financial education
● Programs that
result in reduced
mortgage rates or
bank acct savings
are eligible
NOT Eligible
● Bank visits
● Daily saving habits
● Any financial class
for which you are
paid

9. Example
“Equity Group Foundation” by laura_nk is licensed under CC BY NC 2.0 “'Life Happen' Event at COD Teaches Students Fiscal Responsibility 15” by codnewsroom is licensed under CC BY 2.0
Laura can earn points for going to homeowners classes, savings
workshops and even other classes that offer reduced mortgage
rates.

10. Example
“ATM Machines in Panama” by thinkpanama is licensed under CC BY NC 2.0 “Budgeting” by 401(K) 2012 is licensed under CC BY SA 2.0
Laura cannot earn points for going to the bank, spending frugally
or going to a financial class for which she is paid.

11. Community
Eligible
● community programs & events
● actively helping others
● Time spent at a farmers market
● Volunteer political activities
● Volunteer activities with a religious/spiritual
community

12. Community (cont.)
NOT Eligible
● Religious services
● Errands
● Service projects done in the home
● Babysitting
● Family/Extended-family/friends events

13. Example
“Bronx Community Garden” by aur2899 is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 “Community” by whartz is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 “Navigating the perils of Broadway...” by yourdon is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0
Kristen can earn points for going to the museum or other
community events, picking up groceries for an elderly neighbor,
registering other people to vote, volunteering for a campaign, and
volunteering for a religious organization.

14. Example
“2012 Ecumenical Prayer Service” by diofdl is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0 “Vote” by joeshlabotnik is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0“Ply & Cherry Wedding Party” by 321gomini is licensed under CC BY NC SA 2.0
Kristen cannot earn points for going to religious services, running
errands for himself, doing service projects in her home, voting,
babysitting a family member, or going to family events like
weddings and birthdays.

15. Other Submissions
Self-organized and reported
● Events and initiatives not in these categories or nor pre-
listed App events can be manually submitted thru the
App for review and approval.
● Submissions are determined on a case-by-case basis
and must be focused on a larger purpose beyond the
home and the individual.
● Not based in the home
● Not everyday routines