HEAL Volunteer/Engagement Form

Primary Position Responsibilities 

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• Engagement of Winchendon/Gardner residents, especially marginalized and underserved populations in activities that improve their health, wealth, and sense of belonging 

• Communicate important insights from residents to the HEAL Steering Committee 

• Areas of focus of an HRL will fall into the following three categories (training will be provided to familiarize HRL’s in community areas of focus): 

• Lead discussions on economic empowerment to foster a shared understanding of the social, economic, and political context that leads to social action 

• Identify residents’ assets and hopes to create a healthy and equitable community.

• Support local food system through SNAP enrollment, education/outreach, and building community support for innovative healthy food access strategies  

• Design, implement, and attend programming that supports social inclusion 

• Participate in and coordinate resident trainings that build resident capacity to create social change

• Coordinate resident-driven civic action projects 

• Participate in HEAL assessment activities (e.g., community-driven inventory to identify priority development and preservation sites for community investment) 

• Lead local healthy food first campaigns and activities to foster a culture of health and wellbeing

•  Partner with Youth Changemaker Leaders on initiatives to better the community.

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Qualifications & Attributes of the HRL 

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• Bilingual speakers will be given preference 

• Community leader and convener. Comfortable convening bridges between diverse groups and sectors in Winchendon and Gardner 

• Champion for the needs of Winchendon and Gardner. 

• Takes initiative in requesting support from the HEAL Winchendon Steering Committee 

• Promotes HEAL Winchendon|Gardner and is a good representative for the initiative ● Strong understanding of and/or openness to learning about the root causes of poor health in Winchendon and Gardner 

• Responsive to email, phone, or other agreed-upon forms of communication 

• Great communicator.

•  Communicate and collaborate in a professional manner with other HRLs, Youth Changemakers, Residents, and community partner organizations 

• Team player 

• Demonstrated effective organizational and administrative skills 

• Passionate about community and service! 

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To apply, please complete the application here!