Community Outreach: Circular Economy Hub

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🔍 Host Organization
Circular Philadelphia

🎯 Opportunity Overview
Circular Philadelphia is exploring the creation of a future Circular Economy Hub: a shared physical space designed to support reuse, repair, sustainability education, circular businesses, and community collaboration in Philadelphia.

A Circular Economy Hub could include things like:

• Repair workshops and tool libraries
• Reuse retail or material exchange spaces
• Community events and sustainability programming
• Co-working or maker spaces for circular businesses
• Composting, recycling, or reuse education
• Training programs and workforce development opportunities

To help shape what this space could become, we’re seeking volunteers to have informal conversations within their own personal and professional networks about what would make people actually want to use a circular economy hub.

🛠️ What Volunteers Do

• Talk with friends, coworkers, neighbors, classmates, or community members
• Document demographical information about
• Ask simple questions about what services, programs, or resources would make someone visit or use a circular economy hub
• Gather feedback about barriers, interests, and community needs
• Share key takeaways and themes back with the Circular Philadelphia team
• Help ensure future hub planning reflects real community input

💡 What You’ll Learn / Gain

• Experience in community engagement and outreach
• Insight into how public input shapes real projects and spaces
• Exposure to circular economy concepts and sustainability infrastructure
• Opportunities to directly influence a future Philadelphia initiative
• A flexible, people-centered volunteer opportunity

⏰ Time Commitment
One 2 hour shift
Flexible and self-directed
Conversations can happen casually over time

📍 Location
Anywhere in the Philadelphia region
Remote and community-based

👥 Who This Is Great For

• People who enjoy talking with others and gathering ideas
• Community organizers and connectors
• Students and emerging professionals
• Anyone interested in sustainability, reuse, and community development
• Volunteers who want to help shape Philadelphia’s circular economy future

📝 Requirements
No prior experience required
Willingness to engage others in conversation
Curiosity and communication skills encouraged

🚀 How to Get Started
Sign up here and we’ll send you conversation prompts, guidance, and instructions for reporting back what you hear.