Join Heart & Hope Project as a Beyond the Diagnosis writer. Research thoughtful, accessible health-awareness articles, earn verified volunteer hours for approved work, and receive a permanent byline and writer credit on our website.
Beyond the Diagnosis turns complicated health information into approachable resources for families, students, volunteers, and community members. We are building a contributor team of students and community volunteers who care about accurate research, clear writing, empathy, and responsible health communication.
Approved articles display your writer name so readers can see who contributed the work.
Research, writing, and approved revisions can count toward service hours after Heart & Hope reviews and accepts the work.
Active writers are listed in our public writer directory with a short bio and contributor status.
Learn to use reliable sources, write for a public audience, accept edits, and explain difficult topics responsibly.
Applying alone does not earn service hours. Hours are awarded for completed research, writing, and revisions that Heart & Hope accepts for publication. Published articles keep the writer’s byline and contributor credit while the article remains part of the Beyond the Diagnosis library. Heart & Hope may edit, update, correct, or remove content when needed for accuracy, safety, legal, or editorial reasons.
Use the same email as your Heart & Hope Volunteer Hub account if you have one. That lets us connect approved writing to verified service hours.
Tell us your interests, experience, and preferred byline.
HQ reviews the application and connects you with a topic or article idea.
Use authoritative sources and write in an approachable, responsible style.
Heart & Hope checks clarity, sourcing, tone, and health-information safety.
Your accepted article is published with your byline and writer credit.
Approved service time is added to your Heart & Hope volunteer record.