Service Requirements, Best Practices and Fellow Expectations
Service Requirements, Best Practices and Fellow Expectations
Health Equity Bonner Fellows are expected to familiarize themselves with and abide by the following requirments, practices and expectations.
Required and Permitted Activities
Work with a non-profit organization, public school, or government agency. A pre-approved list will be provided. Agencies not on this list that are of interest to a fellow must be approved by Health Equity Bonner Fellowship staff.
Participate in community events related to understanding or addressing community needs and health equity.
Attend conferences and workshops that will further their work with community partners
Engage in training events or orientations with their community partners
Meet regularly with the community partner supervisor to review the volunteer’s performance, professionalism, and areas in need of improvement
Take on leadership roles and opportunities for leadership development
Disallowed Activities
In accordance with the Bonner Foundation guidelines, the following activities may not be counted towards the Bonner Scholars’ service requirements either during the school year or during the summer:
Service on behalf of a private, for-profit organization. Exceptions include sites that focus on serving low-income or marginalized communities, and/or the mission is to advance health equity.
Service on behalf of a political organization or campaign (however, participation in voter registration drives is permitted)
Scientific research in a laboratory
ROTC or other military services
Any activity which the primary focus is to support worship, evangelical, or proselytizing activities within a church or para-church organizations. Service with a religious or para-religious organization for the purpose of providing direct community service (e.g., tutoring, mentoring, providing goods to those in need, community justice programs, and crisis intervention) does qualify for Health Equity service hours.
Health Equity Bonner Fellows may not log more than 12 hours of service in a single calendar day.
Health Equity Bonner Fellows may not count hours working with animals unless the organization uses animals intentionally for therapeutic purposes. (i.e., equine therapy for individuals with special mobility needs)
Health Equity Fellows should never engage in the following activities as a part of their service:
Be alone with a client under the age of 18
Report to their service site under the influence of drugs or alcohol
Give or loan clients' money or other personal belongings, including contact information
Give any client or agency representative a ride in a personal vehicle
Tolerate any verbal exchange of a sexual nature or engage in behavior that might be perceived as sexual with a client or community organization representative
Tolerate any verbal exchange or engage in behavior that might be perceived as discriminating against an individual on the basis of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ability, or ethnicity.
