NAMI Albuquerque is seeking Black/African American community members to volunteer as facilitators for NAMI Sharing Hope: Mental Wellness in the Black/African Ancestry Communities.
Sharing Hope is a free, three-part community conversation series created by NAMI to provide supportive spaces for Black/African Ancestry communities to talk openly about mental health and wellness. The program uses storytelling, videos, guided dialogue, and community resources to explore mental health challenges, wellness, coping, healing, recovery, and support.
What will volunteers do?
Sharing Hope facilitators will help lead welcoming, culturally relevant conversations with members of Albuquerque’s Black/African American community. Facilitators encourage participation, listen to community experiences, guide discussion using NAMI-provided materials, and help participants learn about available mental health and community resources.
You do not need to be a therapist or mental health professional. We are looking for community members who care about mental wellness, are comfortable engaging with others, and want to help create spaces where people can have honest conversations about mental health.
The goal is to bring Sharing Hope conversations to places where our community already gathers—including churches, community organizations, campuses, barber shops, neighborhoods, family spaces, and community events throughout Albuquerque.
Volunteer Commitment
Sharing Hope is a three-part conversation series, rather than an ongoing weekly support group. NAMI provides the program materials and resources facilitators need to help guide the conversations.
Help Us Bring Sharing Hope to Albuquerque
If you are passionate about Black mental health, community connection, reducing stigma, and helping others discover resources and hope, we would love to have you help us build Sharing Hope in Albuquerque.
Our community. Our conversations. Our stories. Our hope.
Learn more about the national Sharing Hope program through the official NAMI website:
