Creating ways to reach community and engage folks can take many forms. We may think of free clinics, but it can also be in community education such as Make & Take Classes, an Herb A Month, Care Kit Making & Sharing, Community Gardens, Plant Walks, and other community models. People love receiving and we can make an impact, but people also love learning. Empowerment and knowledge sharing can make an impact long after we have gone.
Lets take a little look at some of these different models and how this might look in a community model.
Community Outreach In this framework can encompass many other types of community care and projects, including:
- Plant Walk: Host a plant walk to share more about local plants, plant conservation, pollinators, wild medicinals, and invasive species. Checkout the member portal for a sample waiver and permits.
- Free Clinic: Host a free clinic day. Include other modalities and things for folks to do while they wait for a consult such as yoga, foot soaks, hand massage, and so on. Collaborate with other modalities for a holistic whole body event.
- Seed Swaps: Host a seed swap day at a local park, and people can trade or get seeds to start their gardens. Host a few how to chats during the day such as how to start seeds or tips on direct sowing success. Check out your local seed swap regulations before you plan it!
- Make & Take: Host a make and take class to make herbal supplies and teach folks how to support their own health and wellness!
- Care Kits: Make care packs of supplies to distribute to unhoused community or at the local shelter.
- Community Garden Day: Does your community group or HWB Chapter have a community garden? Host activity days to get local folks involved and engaged. Host a planting or weeding day and combine a group work event with educational info such as a chat about the medicinal herbs you are growing and their uses.
- Webinars: Host a free online event under a theme such as spring medicinals or herbal support for digestion.
- These are just a few ideas to get you thinking about how you can build local community and make an impact!
These projects often require community support, aid, mutual work and reciprocity, and solidarity to support those most In need In local communities. They may offer HWB free clinics, community gardens, and other models of community outreach as well.
For information or ideas on Community Outreach projects you could implement and organize in your own community, email office@hwbglobal.org.
Donation Networks
By creating local to regional networks of people supporting this work, you can create a more resilient and responsive community. This might include disaster preparedness and training, community classes, empowerment models and more. Visit the member portal for hundreds of ideas, resources, and support.
