COMMUNITY HUBS

Where Advocacy Is The New Human Experience

Who do your spaces include?

Who do your spaces include?

COMMUNITY HUBS

:: a location in a dispensary established to serve as the center of community resources and customer advocacy - this is where advocacy is the new human experience™.

Created by Advocacy Revolution, this is a FREE & OPEN-SOURCE program for dispensaries & more. With a goal to help ensure everyone can participate in all aspects of the cannabis industry, this program helps teams build inclusive cultures & accessible spaces.

  • Physical Spaces:: 75% of people with Disabilities experience difficulties when accessing buildings and public spaces (Scope)

    Virtual Spaces:: only 3% of the Internet is accessible to people with Disabilities. (Forbes)

  • Without accessibility & inclusion, we perpetuate ableism & systemic inequality - regardless of our intention.

    Ableism can take place on a personal or institutional level - ranging from social barriers to outright inaccessibility and isolation.

    Ableism is rooted in the harmful belief that there is a “normal” way for humans to function. So the solution begins with transforming the way society defines and places value on the “normal” human experience.

    We must reframe the narrative so that we - as a collective - understand that “a Disability is caused by the way society is organized, rather than by a person's impairment or difference” (Scope).

  • When you enter an Community Hub, you enter an area where advocacy, accessibility and inclusion are championed on paper (i.e. policies & procedures) and in practice (i.e. organizational culture & resources).

    When you enter a Community Hub, you enter an area where customers, employees & community members are supported and where various barriers are addressed head on:

    • Physical barriers

    • Communication barrier

    • Attitudinal barriers

    • Cultural barriers

    • Procedural barriers

    • Technological barriers

  • Become a champion of inclusive accessibility! Whether you’re a business owner, manager, employee, volunteer or community member, join us:

    • LAUNCH The Community Hub

    • CONTRIBUTE Resources To A Hub

    • NOMINATE A Business To Launch A Hub

    Keep scrolling to learn more!

Dispensary Spotlight

The 1st Shop To Launch: The Prime Leaf

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“We’re excited to share that we now have a designated Community Hub at a Patient Consultant station at the Prime Leaf on Park!



This station is designed to support multiple forms of communication methods in a more private space. Patients can indicate their communication preferences and easily get the medication they need. Additionally, some of our patient consultants are learning ASL to expand our communication abilities!



Shoutout to @advocacyrevolution for helping to bring Community Hubs to the Prime Leaf!”

— The Prime Leaf

LAUNCH
A HUB NOW

When you share insights, the resources we create & the advocacy we pursue become stronger & more innovative.

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BECOME A
CONTRIBUTOR

Complete a review of Community Hubs to become an official contributor of the program, including the official guide.

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NOMINATE
A BUSINESS

Help build more accessible spaces by nominating a business, organization or community space of your choice.

"We need to make every single thing accessible to every single person with a Disability" — Stevie Wonder

"We need to make every single thing accessible to every single person with a Disability" — Stevie Wonder

GET STARTED

Welcoming businesses, wellness & medical centers, dispensaries, certification centers, nonprofits, community spaces, schools & more!

Launch in 24 hours, onboard with ease & grow from there. Once you register, you will receive access to the complete guide to Community Hubs at no cost.

FAQs

  • Yes, this resource is a free, open-source program (sponsors & donations welcomed). We do recommend certain third-party resources (some of which may charge for services or goods).

  • We accept sponsorships & donations. To make a contribution, please click here to let us know here & we’ll send you a unique link.

  • Yes, we’d love to hear from you! Click here to send us your ideas & thoughts.

  • Open-Source Resources: collaborative community resources available for use free of charge

    Learn more here

  • Yes and after the initial set-up, there is always room to expand! This program was created to be accessible and easy to implement, which helps your team save time.