Resident Advisory Council

The Live Well Springfield Resident Advisory Council (RAC) is a resident group under the Coalition working under coalition initiatives like Age-Friendly City, Pioneer Valley Health Air, Climate Justice Initiative to amplify the voices and experience of the community. We believes that community members most affected by the issues we want to impact are often the most knowledgeable members to advise a coalition and can offer unique perspectives and valuable feedback regarding the standard of services they receive. The RAC was launched through our Guess What I Did Campaign that highlighted residents' activity working to improve their community by getting involved. 

Resident Advisory Council (RAC) members will be a diverse group, providing insight which represents different genders, ages, incomes, geographic locations, races, ethnicities, health issues, and more.

Each RAC member will play an important role by giving honest feedback and recommendations to the LWS Coalition about what works well and what needs improvement in our Coalition, and how it could better meet the needs of community members. Using this feedback, LWS Coalition can improve its services and the quality of services it provides everyone who receives them in Springfield. This feedback can also improve the way LWS educates and communicates with everyone involved with us and the greater community.

Residents interested in becoming an advocate can complete our Resident Advocate Profile Application. 

For more information, please contact Samantha Hamilton, Live Well Springfield Manager, at 413-794-2807 or by email at shamilton@publichealthwm.org.