Chapters

An EmpowerED Chapter is a local team that brings our work into the real world.

While our other programs operate online, chapters are how EmpowerED shows up physically—in hospitals, communities, and the lives of people who need support most.

 

EmpowerED Chapters enable people to lead local initiatives, either as a community-based branch or a school-based club, through hospital campaigns, special projects, or both. Recovery Library Volunteers and Hotline Forum Volunteers (application here), and Social Media Managers (application on Idealist) are remote roles, and individuals applying do not require a chapter to become a volunteer. 

 

Each chapter organizes and participates in hospital campaigns and special projects that focus on creating and distributing tangible recovery resources. This can look like assembling and delivering recovery kits, writing letters to patients, organizing local fundraisers, or contributing to larger national projects led by the EmpowerED team.

 

Chapters don’t have to invent their own initiatives (although they can!)—instead, they plug into a structured system of campaigns and projects, so their work is focused and coordinated. Every chapter is very supported! We help with planning and providing resources and guidance. 

 

Those interested in hospital campaign and special projects volunteering must connect with their regional EmpowerED Chapter if one exists. See our existing chapters using this chapter map!