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Coordinating: Developing a Community Network

Communities are as strong as the networks—of relationships, information flows, and shared resources—that unite them. The Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) is uniquely positioned to play a significant role in building and strengthening such community networks. The MRC unit coordinator can begin by identifying and contacting all organizations and groups that can utilize its MRC volunteers.

Partners can be found locally, at the county level; statewide; or regionally; depending on:

• The geographic area from which you can realistically recruit and train volunteers
• The area in which you effectively can utilize volunteers

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Last Updated on 8/18/2006