HSM Back to Life
HSM Back to Life Initiative

Operation Boots on the Ground

Five Counties · 100 Volunteers · One Evidence-Based Community Listening Initiative

Listen first. Document the facts. Connect people to a path toward stability.

Operation Boots on the Ground is an HSM Back to Life initiative serving Aiken, Allendale, Bamberg, Barnwell, and Orangeburg Counties. Each county team has 19 Community Field Volunteers and 1 County Volunteer Coordinator. Teams speak with residents, businesses, churches, nonprofits, and community leaders using one professional intake and reporting system.

Residents

Tell us what is working, what is hard to access, and what would make the greatest difference in your household or neighborhood.

Businesses

Document hiring needs, workforce barriers, partnership opportunities, and what would strengthen local economic stability.

Churches & Community Leaders

Identify recurring needs, local assets, partnership opportunities, and requests for HSM Back to Life briefings or listening sessions.

Open County Teams

Operation Boots on the Ground - Aiken County Volunteer Coordinator
COUNTY LEADERSHIPAiken County, South Carolina1 opening

Lead a 19-person HSM Back to Life field team gathering documented community-needs information across Aiken County.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Aiken County Community Field Volunteer
FIELD TEAMAiken County, South Carolina19 openings

Talk with residents, businesses, churches, and community stakeholders and document what is working, what is difficult to access, and what people identify as priority needs.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Allendale County Volunteer Coordinator
COUNTY LEADERSHIPAllendale County, South Carolina1 opening

Lead a 19-person HSM Back to Life field team gathering documented community-needs information across Allendale County.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Allendale County Community Field Volunteer
FIELD TEAMAllendale County, South Carolina19 openings

Talk with residents, businesses, churches, and community stakeholders and document what is working, what is difficult to access, and what people identify as priority needs.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Bamberg County Volunteer Coordinator
COUNTY LEADERSHIPBamberg County, South Carolina1 opening

Lead a 19-person HSM Back to Life field team gathering documented community-needs information across Bamberg County.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Bamberg County Community Field Volunteer
FIELD TEAMBamberg County, South Carolina19 openings

Talk with residents, businesses, churches, and community stakeholders and document what is working, what is difficult to access, and what people identify as priority needs.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Barnwell County Volunteer Coordinator
COUNTY LEADERSHIPBarnwell County, South Carolina1 opening

Lead a 19-person HSM Back to Life field team gathering documented community-needs information across Barnwell County.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Barnwell County Community Field Volunteer
FIELD TEAMBarnwell County, South Carolina19 openings

Talk with residents, businesses, churches, and community stakeholders and document what is working, what is difficult to access, and what people identify as priority needs.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Orangeburg County Volunteer Coordinator
COUNTY LEADERSHIPOrangeburg County, South Carolina1 opening

Lead a 19-person HSM Back to Life field team gathering documented community-needs information across Orangeburg County.

Operation Boots on the Ground - Orangeburg County Community Field Volunteer
FIELD TEAMOrangeburg County, South Carolina19 openings

Talk with residents, businesses, churches, and community stakeholders and document what is working, what is difficult to access, and what people identify as priority needs.

How the information will be used

HSM Back to Life will aggregate responses by county and respondent type and produce professional charts, summaries, and documented findings. Individual contact information is kept out of public reports. Findings can be presented to churches, businesses, community partners, and government leaders as documented community input. The intake does not ask respondents how to vote, support a candidate, or adopt a political position.