Membership

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Our community is built on connection, collaboration, and mutual support.

You’re joining us at an exciting early stage and you’ll play an important role in shaping how this community and membership program grows. We’ll be rolling out new features, opportunities, and resources over time, and your feedback will help guide what membership becomes.

As a member of Upstream Access, we invite you to:

  • Join events that feel meaningful and important to you.
  • Participate in ways that work for you. We’re here to help with accommodations so you can participate fully.
  • Share your stories, resources, and experiences to support others and advocate.
  • Give feedback and ideas to help shape our work.
  • Volunteer, if you’d like, to give back to your community.
  • Treat yourself and others with respect in all shared spaces.
  • Keep your contact info up to date, so we can stay connected. Your information will be protected and not shared without your permission.

Why Be an Upstream Access Member

Membership benefits include:

  • Welcome gift
  • Bi-monthly newsletter (in addition to our regular monthly newsletter)
  • Updates with news and resources from Upstream Access and other organizations to help you stay prepared and connected.
  • Items and resources to help you prepare for emergencies, build resilience, and receive comfort items
  • Event updates and invitations
  • Opportunities to shape the direction of Upstream Access by offering your insights, experiences, and feedback: listening sessions and panels are generally paid events because we value your time and expertise.
  • Give-aways

How to Become a Member

Join Upstream Access as a member by completing the Membership Enrollment form.