Join the LUCI Volunteer Strategy & Communications Team

A call to experienced fundraisers, grant strategists, and communications professionals committed to health equity and community-rooted change

About the Initiative

Inside San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, incarcerated leaders have spent years organizing to transform their health environment. Their work has grown into the Right to Heal (R2H) Initiative and the development of the Healing Foods Co-op—a first-of-its-kind cooperative model designed to expand access to nutrient-dense foods, reduce chronic inflammation, and strengthen community ownership from the inside out.

LUCI, an incarcerated-led coalition founded and directed by Kelton O'Connor, is supporting this historic effort as it enters a critical phase in partnership with facility leadership.

Why Your Expertise Matters

The Healing Foods Co-op is more than a food program—it is a model rooted in neuroimmune health, food justice, and the lived expertise of incarcerated people.

To move this work forward, we are building a high-skill team of volunteers who can strengthen both:

This is not administrative volunteering. This is an opportunity to contribute your expertise to a model that could become a national precedent for health transformation inside correctional settings.

Volunteer Roles (Approx. 5 Hours/Month)

Volunteers may focus on one area or contribute across multiple:

Fundraising & Development

Communications & Narrative Strategy

What You Can Expect

Your time and expertise will directly support incarcerated leaders, building healthier futures and stronger pathways to community wellbeing.

Who Should Join

We welcome experienced professionals who:

Why This Work Matters

R2H is one of the only incarcerated-led health equity initiatives in the country. This team helps ensure the work is resourced, the narrative is honored, and the vision reaches the audiences needed to grow and sustain it.

How to Get Involved

To express interest or learn more, submit your interest through Idealist or visit www.letuscontribute.org. You will be invited to a brief conversation with Kelton and an upcoming R2H Working Group meeting to learn more about the initiative and how your expertise can support this historic moment.