• MCC Community Cohort Engagement Form

    Community Cohorts are community-building groups established by MCC corps members seeking to connect with other MCC participants who hold a shared identity. Our All Welcome cohorts are spaces where MCC’s Community Values (https://www.mtcorps.org/about-us/) may come alive for you. Our vision for these spaces is to ensure that all people experience safety, belonging, dignity, and validation at MCC. Members self-select into identity-based communities they would like to connect with and MCC will endeavor to support each group. Community Spaces reflect MCC’s core values, and they offer opportunities for corps members with shared identities to cultivate their own leadership in shaping a community where people can be their most authentic selves, create positive change, foster understanding and resilience, and relate to one another.

  • Our vision for these spaces is to ensure that all people experience safety, belonging, dignity, and validation at MCC. Members self-select into identity-based communities they would like to connect with and MCC will endeavor to support each group. Community Spaces reflect MCC’s core values, and they offer opportunities for corps members with shared identities to cultivate their own leadership in shaping a community where people can be their most authentic selves, create positive change, foster understanding and resilience, and relate to one another.

  • What program/region are you serving with at MCC?*
  • Which form are you wanting to complete today?*

  • New Community Cohort Planner

  • This form is intended to help you think about a community cohort you may want to establish. This is the beginning of a conversation with a staff member to help you think through the first steps of that process.

    Expanding Our Community: Two Ways to Connect

    To ensure we are fostering deep relationships while honoring the original vision of these cohorts, MCC’s Cohorts are categorized into two distinct categories:

    Identity-Based Cohorts: These spaces are explicitly dedicated to corps members who share a specific identity or lived experience (e.g., BIPOC, LGBTQIA2+, Women's+). The primary focus of these cohorts is to ensure safety, belonging, dignity, and validation for groups that have historically sought dedicated spaces to be their most authentic selves.

    Interest-Based Cohorts: These spaces are centered around shared hobbies, skills, or activities (e.g., outdoor recreation, book clubs, stewardship). They are open to anyone looking to build camaraderie and community around a mutual passion.

    A Note on Our Priority: While MCC is excited to support the energy and creativity behind both pathways, our primary commitment remains firmly rooted in uplifting and protecting our Identity-Based Cohorts. These groups address a critical need for structural equity and peer support within the corps experience, and staff resources will prioritize ensuring their success and sustainability.

    Community Cohorts must be in alignment with the MCC Community Values as stated on our website (https://www.mtcorps.org/about-us/) as well as upholding all MCC policies (as found in your MCC Participant Policy Manual). MCC will not allow efforts that undermine or contradict these values and policies.

  • What type of cohort are you wanting to establish?
  • What activities are you hoping to do with other MCCers in this cohort? (check all that apply)

  • Community Cohort Support Request

  • This form is intended for you to request support from MCC for a Community Cohort for which you are a member. Your submission will be sent to a representative of your program/region. They will follow up with you on next steps to support you and your Community Cohort. MCC staff can help provide basic organization and faciliation (upon request) but it is ultimately up to you to provide the energy and creativity to make each space a place for sharing, connection, learning, and growth. 

    If you are requesting support for a Community Cohort that does not yet exist we ask that you first fill out the New Community Cohort Planner part of this form first. Please go back and fill out that form before coming back and completing this portion.

    A Note on Our Priority: While MCC is excited to support the energy and creativity behind both Identity and Interest based cohorts, our primary commitment remains firmly rooted in uplifting and protecting our Identity-Based Cohorts. These groups address a critical need for structural equity and peer support within the corps experience, and staff resources will prioritize ensuring their success and sustainability.

    This allows us to help you in the formation of a group before requesting specific support. Thanks!

  • For which community cohort are you requesting support?
  • What support would you like to request from MCC?
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