Welcome to Your Volunteer Hub
Welcome to the HUES Team!
We are so grateful to have you. This page outlines the core values and procedures that guide our work in the community.
Our Guiding Principles
Lived Experience as Expertise
We honor personal stories as essential knowledge. The people we serve are the experts on their own lives. We listen to learn and center their truths.
Intersectionality & Whole Selves
We embrace the "both/and" reality of our lives, understanding how race, gender, class, and ability intersect to shape health experiences.
Relationality & Community Care
We believe we are responsible for one another. Our work is rooted in building trust, mutual support, and deep relationships.
Decolonial & Liberatory Practice
We actively work to dismantle oppressive structures in healthcare. Our goal is to collectively build new models of wellness and justice.
Conocimiento (Knowledge from Struggle)
We know that transformative knowledge emerges from struggle, reflection, and action (*praxis*). We are committed to learning by doing.
Our Mission
To advance health equity by challenging oppressive systems and providing culturally-rooted support for women and gender-expansive people.
Our Commitment to a Safe & Brave Space
Zero-Tolerance for Discrimination
We are all responsible for co-creating a space where everyone feels safe, valued, and brave. We have a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination, harassment, and behavior that upholds oppression.
Confidentiality & Sacred Stories
Our clients trust us with their stories, and we view them as sacred. You must maintain strict confidentiality to honor that trust. This act of witnessing is a privilege.
Boundaries & Right-Relationship
We practice being in "right-relationship" with our clients. This means maintaining boundaries that are clear, respectful, and protect the well-being of everyone.
Community Accountability
When challenges arise, we approach them through the lens of community care and accountability, not punishment. We have a strict non-retaliation policy.
Your Onboarding Journey
1. Welcome!
You've been accepted to the HUES volunteer program. We are thrilled to have you join us in this work.
2. Learn about HUES
Watch the orientation video to learn about HUES and dive deeper into our shared values and work.
3. Role Matching
We'll collaborate to find a role that honors your unique skills, passions, and lived experiences.
4. Begin Your Work
Start your journey with us, supported by your supervisor and the entire HUES community.
Choose one of the areas below to begin working on a task. Remember to track your time with the link below:
Volunteer Task List
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Health advocacy often has specific terminology. You will be responsible for collecting definitions related to health equity, the health of women of color, and advocacy.
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Identify and organize external resources (e.g., reputable articles, reports, other organizations) that support HUES's mission of advancing health equity for women of color.
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They can draft short, engaging social media posts (e.g., for X, Facebook, LinkedIn) that share quick facts, inspiring quotes, or prompts for discussion related to health equity for women of color.
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Once a month, on the last Saturday from September through December, and again February through April we'll gather at one of our local libraries for a powerful day of action.
These days are also dedicated to seamless client pick-up, ensuring that women who need these resources can easily access them.
We’ll be connecting directly with partner agencies to arrange smooth pick-up processes right on those Saturdays.
Booking Our Space: Securing the perfect local hygiene pantry location for each monthly service day.
Volunteer Power: Reaching out to agencies, organizations, and schools to recruit enthusiastic volunteers who want to lend a hand.
Keeping Everyone Informed: Sending out timely reminders to our incredible volunteers and coordinating with partner organizations about client pick-up schedules.
Day-Of Leadership: Welcoming and checking in volunteers, setting a positive tone, and ensuring everything runs smoothly.
Designing the Flow: Developing an efficient and compassionate system for clients to pick up their much-needed packages.
Ongoing Outreach: Spreading the word about our continuous need for donated items and informing agencies about our pick-up services.
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Information Gathering: Collecting and accurately inputting essential donor information (names, contact details, donation amounts, dates, specific interests) into an organized system.
Data Organization: Structuring this data, potentially in a spreadsheet (like Microsoft Excel), to create a clear, accessible, and confidential record of our valued supporters.
Maintaining Accuracy: Regularly updating donor records to ensure all information is current and correct.
Drafting Personalized Thank Yous: Crafting warm, sincere, and personalized thank-you messages (emails, letters) that resonate with individual donors.
