Help bring clear, balanced arthritis education to people in your community.
Not in high school? See adult volunteer roles below.
Choose the activities that fit your interests, schedule, and community.
Contact libraries, senior centers, YMCAs, community centers, and arthritis organizations in your state.
Ask local organizations for permission to display or distribute approved flyers and patient resources.
Share approved educational posts through school, neighborhood, and community social media channels.
Build relationships with libraries, senior centers, YMCAs, schools, arthritis organizations, and other community groups that can help share approved educational resources.
Identify possible LDRT programs, check existing listings, and submit additions or corrections for review.
Take part in local health fairs or community events when appropriate opportunities are available.
Our goal is to have ambassadors serving communities in all 50 states. Each state may have several students working independently or as a small team. We do not know how quickly the program will grow, but every new ambassador helps us reach communities we could not reach alone.
As the program grows, we plan to add an interactive map showing the states represented by RJA State Outreach Ambassadors. Help us put all 50 states on the map.
Ambassadors may work toward service milestones as they contribute to the program.
25 service hours
50 service hours
100 service hours
Students who join during the first year of the program will also be recognized as Founding State Outreach Ambassadors. Ambassadors can earn community service hours through approved outreach activities. Radiant Joint Alliance can provide documentation of completed service, and students should confirm their school's requirements before beginning.
The program is intended for high school students in the United States who are interested in community service, healthcare, education, or public health. Students from every state are welcome.
No. Ambassadors use materials and outreach templates provided by Radiant Joint Alliance. They do not give medical advice or recommend treatment to individual patients.
There is no fixed schedule. Students may choose activities that fit their availability and participate whenever your schedule allows. Every contribution makes a difference.
Yes. We expect most states to have several ambassadors, and students may work independently or coordinate local outreach together.
In many cases, yes. Ambassador activities are designed as meaningful community service through a registered nonprofit educational initiative. Because each school has its own policy, students should obtain approval before beginning. Radiant Joint Alliance can provide a service-hours letter or activity record confirming the work completed.
Tell us a little about yourself and how you would like to help. We will follow up with information about next steps.
Parents and guardians, feel free to email us first with any questions at contact@radiantjointalliance.org
Everything above is set up specifically for high school students, but plenty of what we do doesn't require a school ID. If you're a parent, a retiree, a nurse, or just someone who cares about this getting in front of more patients, there's a role here too.
Share our site and location directory where you already spend time: a Nextdoor post, a local Facebook group, a senior center bulletin board, or a note to your own doctor's office.
Help us track down LDRT programs that aren't in our directory yet, especially in states where we have few or no listings. Good fit if you don't mind some digging and a few phone calls.
Represent Radiant Joint Alliance at health fairs, senior center visits, or community events in your area. Hand out flyers, answer basic questions, point people to the site.
Translation, graphic design, social media, data entry, or something we haven't thought of. Tell us what you're good at and we'll find a way to use it.