The SisterHermana Foundation, Taking it to the Streets program, in collaboration with The 1st Step, Inc, Pink Ribbon Jax's, Tamika School of Epicure, Team Tonya, Greater Love Development Christian Center, and other local stakeholders, presents: a Knocking for Knockers, a citywide Day of Action aimed at eliminating breast cancer health disparities in Jacksonville.
We invite volunteers to join this grassroots movement to deliver life-saving education and resources directly to our residents.
Volunteers will have two options for taking action...
1. The Neighborhood Advocate: Focus your efforts locally. By canvassing your own neighborhood and church community, you turn familiar faces into informed survivors.
2. The Strike Team Hero: Deploy to Priority Health Zones 1 & 5—communities where the need is greatest and mortality rates are highest. If you believe that your zip code shouldn't be a death sentence, this team is for you. We especially invite survivors and medical professionals to lead this charge.
How will you help us take it to the streets? Together, we are bridging the gap—one door at a time.
What You’ll Do
- Connect & Converse: Knock on doors to have brief, meaningful conversations with residents about breast cancer awareness.
- Share Vital Knowledge: Educate neighbors on signs, symptoms, and risk factors.
- Deliver Resources: Distribute Buddy Check 12 awareness kits as tangible tools for their health journey.
- Gather Insights: Conduct a brief cancer awareness survey to help us understand community needs.
- Bridge the Gap: Document residents who require professional follow-up or additional support.
What We Provide (Our Commitment to You)
- Expert Training: We offer leadership training for Neighborhood Captains and a comprehensive "Canvassing 101" session for all volunteers before we head out.
- Full Toolkit: We provide all outreach materials, maps, and supplies—you just bring your passion.
- Accessible Options: Not comfortable door-knocking? We have alternative roles available so everyone can contribute to the mission.
Alternative Opportunities
Not comfortable with door-knocking? You can still make a difference! Join us in one of these vital roles:
- Event Support: Help manage check-ins, distribute kits to canvassers, and keep our home base running smoothly.
- Phone Banking: Reach out to residents via phone to share the same life-saving information from the comfort of our event hub.
- Data Entry: Assist with digitizing the community surveys collected by our field teams to help us track our impact.
- Why It Matters:
This Day of Action supports one another, neighbor to neighbor and block by block, to ensure everyone has the information needed to take charge of their health. One conversation can lead to early detection and save a life. Your participation makes this possible.
