世界志愿服务最早起源于十九世纪初西方国家的宗教慈善团体中,教徒凭借所信仰的宗教教义为需要者提供服务并希望借此达到灵魂的救赎。从二十世纪六十年代以后,美国把志愿服务纳入了本国的联邦体系,促进了志愿服务的跨越式发展,并逐渐完善。我国自改革开放以来,在市场经济不断发展的同时,志愿服务也开始发挥重要的作用。但是,由于志愿服务起步晚,体系不健全,社会认知度较低等原因一直举步维艰,特别是尚未完成全国性统一的志愿服务立法,志愿者的合法权益得不到应有的法律保障。本文拟运用比较分析的研究方法,对中美两国的志愿者服务立法进行初步分析,以此为我国志愿服务发展提供一些可供参考的意见和建议。 World volunteer services originated in the religious philanthropic groups of Western countries in the early 19th century. Christians provided services to those in need by virtue of their religious teachings and hoped to achieve the salvation of souls. Since the 1960s, the United States has incorporated volunteerism into its own federal system, promoted the leaps and bounds in volunteerism and gradually improved it. Since the reform and opening up in our country, volunteer services have begun to play an important role in the continuous development of the market economy. However, due to the late start of voluntary service system, the system is not perfect, social awareness is low and other reasons has been struggling, especially the national unity of the voluntary service legislation has not yet been completed, the legitimate rights and interests of volunteers without the due legal protection. This paper intends to use the comparative analysis of the research methods, China and the United States volunteer service legislation to conduct a preliminary analysis, in order to provide some reference for the development of voluntary services in China.