What Helps CHWs Thrive? Recognizing CHWs also means listening to what helps them feel supported, valued, and able to grow. Today’s conversation invites CHWs to share their perspectives and encourages partners and community members to listen and contribute. SHARE HOPE: What would you like to see more of for Community Health Workers? Consider opportunities to learn, meaningful recognition, supportive workplaces, resources, or a stronger voice in decisions that affect the work.

Make Room for Possibility A new possibility can begin with a question: What could happen if the right people, ideas, and resources came together? Today, we’re looking toward opportunities for CHWs and the communities they serve. SHARE HOPE:What is something you would love to create, improve, or explore alongside CHWs? It could be a community event, a shared resource, a learning opportunity, a new partnership, or a different way to address a need. Complete this thought in the

Everyday Contributions, Lasting Meaning Some contributions are easy to see. Others happen in a conversation, a follow-up, or the time someone takes to listen. CHW Awareness Week is an opportunity to notice the many ways Community Health Workers contribute and the strengths they bring to those moments. SHARE HOPE: What is one CHW contribution that deserves more recognition? Share a moment when your work felt meaningful, a strength you bring to your community, or an experience

The Heart Behind the Work Behind the work of Community Health Workers are relationships, experiences, and everyday moments that give it meaning. Today’s conversation makes room for the people and experiences that keep that commitment alive. SHARE HOPE: What fuels your connection to community health? If you are a CHW, share what brings you joy or reminds you why you do this work. If you are a community member or supporter, share what inspires your appreciation for CHWs. It mig

What Are You Hopeful About for CHWs? CHW Awareness Week is here! For the next seven days, CHWStrength is bringing weHOPE to the blog through daily conversations that recognize Community Health Workers, celebrate their contributions, and make room for what comes next. Let’s begin with HOPE. Community Health Workers bring knowledge, relationships, and commitment to their communities. This week offers an opportunity to recognize that work and imagine how it can continue to grow.

One pillar, One practice, and One week in motion October 12th - October 18th Welcome to our 10/12/2026 edition of STRENGTH™ in Motion, a weekly space where we will explore one STRENGTH™ pillar, one STRENGTH™ practice, share what is happening behind the scenes, & invite you into upcoming opportunities One STRENGTH Pillar Nurture: Cultivate healthy relationships, habits, and growth Nurture is the practice of giving consistent care and attention to what helps life flouri

One pillar, One practice, and One week in motion October 5th - October 11th Welcome to our 10/05/2026 edition of STRENGTH™ in Motion, a weekly space where we will explore one STRENGTH™ pillar, one STRENGTH™ practice, share what is happening behind the scenes, & invite you into upcoming opportunities One STRENGTH Pillar Examine: Reflect honestly so you can grow intentionally Examine is the practice of looking inward with honesty, curiosity, and intention. It invites us

What is emerging for you right now? Growth deserves to be noticed. Sometimes growth is easy to recognize. It looks like reaching a goal, stepping into a new opportunity, or finally seeing the results of something we have worked toward. But sometimes, growth is quieter. It may be a new idea beginning to take shape, a relationship that is developing, a skill you are becoming more confident in, or a boundary you are learning to honor. It may be a dream you are finally allowing y

One pillar, One practice, and One week in motion September 28th - October 4th Welcome to our 09/28/2026 edition of STRENGTH™ in Motion, a weekly space where we will explore one STRENGTH™ pillar, one STRENGTH™ practice, share what is happening behind the scenes, & invite you into upcoming opportunities One STRENGTH Pillar Rest: Create rhythms the restore your mind, body, and spirit Rest is the practice of giving ourselves permission to slow down, pause, and be restored

Where did you see meaning in your contribution this week? Purpose does not always show up in big moments. Sometimes, it is found in a conversation, a small act of support, a connection we helped make, or simply being present when someone needed us. The work we do, the experiences we share, and the ways we show up for others can remind us that what we bring matters. Purpose can look different for each of us. It may come from supporting someone through a challenge, sharing know

One pillar, One practice, and One week in motion September 21st - September 27th Welcome to our 09/21/2026 edition of STRENGTH™ in Motion, a weekly space where we will explore one STRENGTH™ pillar, one STRENGTH™ practice, share what is happening behind the scenes, & invite you into upcoming opportunities One STRENGTH Pillar Trust: Move forward with confidence even when the path is uncertain Trust is the practice of moving forward even when we cannot see every step ahea

What possibility are you noticing? Opportunity often begins with noticing what could be. Sometimes it is a new idea, connection, resource, or next step that opens a door we had not considered before. Other times, opportunity can be found in something already around us; a strength we can build on, a relationship we can deepen, a need we can respond to, or a possibility that simply needs someone to recognize it. We can notice opportunities for ourselves, but we can also see pos

One pillar, One practice, and One week in motion September 16th - September 21st Welcome to our 09/16/2026 edition of STRENGTH™ in Motion, a weekly space where we will explore one STRENGTH™ pillar, one STRENGTH™ practice, share what is happening behind the scenes, & invite you into upcoming opportunities One STRENGTH Pillar Surrender: Release what you were never meant to carry Surrender is the practice of recognizing what is no longer ours to hold and giving ourselves p

What is fueling your HOPE right now? Hope is often fueled by the things that remind us why we keep going. Sometimes it is a person who believes in us, a relationship that makes us feel supported, an accomplishment we are proud of, or an experience that reminds us how far we have come. Other times, it can be something small—a conversation that made us smile, an unexpected moment of joy, or simply having something to look forward to. When we take time to recognize what fills ou

One pillar, One practice, and One week in motion September 8th - September 14th Welcome to our 09/08/2026 edition of STRENGTH™ in Motion, a weekly space where we will explore one STRENGTH™ pillar, one STRENGTH™ practice, share what is happening behind the scenes, & invite you into upcoming opportunities One STRENGTH Pillar Hope: Look forward with confident expectation Hope is more than simply wishing for something better to happen. It is choosing to look forward with c

Hello CHW Community, National Community Health Worker Awareness Week may have ended, but the conversations, connections, and HOPE we created together don’t have to. During iHOPE, we invited our community to reflect on Identity, Heart, Opportunity, Purpose, and Emerge. Honoring who we are, what matters to us, what we see as possible, why our contributions matter, and what we are becoming. But HOPE was never meant to end with one week. The week may have ended, but the conversat

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One pillar, One practice, and One week in motion August 31st - September 6th Welcome to our 08/31/2026 edition of STRENGTH™ in Motion, a weekly space where we will explore one STRENGTH™ pillar, one STRENGTH™ practice, share what is happening behind the scenes, & invite you into upcoming opportunities One STRENGTH Pillar Thrive: Live and lead with purpose Thriving is about more than simply getting through each day, it’s about living with intention, recognizing our stren

National CHW Awareness Week Greetings, Monday, we began with one statement: iHOPE begins with me. Throughout this week, we made space for identity, listened to our Heart, looked toward Opportunity, and connected with Purpose. Now we arrive at Emerge. Emergence is meaningful because growth does not always happen loudly; sometimes something has been growing beneath the surface LONG before anyone else can see it. It may be an idea, confidence, a new direction, boundary, re

National CHW Awareness Week Greetings, Purpose can sound like such a big word. Sometimes we imagine it has to be a major calling, position, or movement that we will finally discover someday, yet I have come to appreciate how often purpose reveals itself in ordinary moments. It can happen in a conversation, when someone thanks you for listening, or when a resource reaches someone at exactly the right time. It can appear in a difficult meeting where someone finally speaks u