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Community Director

The Community director reports to the program director. The individual appointed to this position should be comfortable discussing and planning efforts in the broader community. He directs programs that support and encourage service to the community that fight poverty, aid the individual, promote athletic events, and sponsor larger programs and campaigns. He should be comfortable contacting and coordinating with organizations that align in key areas of community assistance along with local government agencies.

· Appointed by the grand knight, in consultation with the program director

· Responsible for all Community based council programs

· Plans, coordinates, and promotes the required Community program: Helping Hands

· Assigns committee chairmen and develop committees that support civic involvement, public safety, the environment, health services, neighbors in need, morality and decency, honor Christopher Columbus, and support cultural diversity

· Collaborates with the program director on which Supreme-recommend programs a council will conduct in the fraternal year and any other Community programs

· Keeps accurate records of the council’s Community programs for reporting to the program director, along with completing reports for the Coats for Kids, Global Wheelchair Mission and Habitat for Humanity programs, if applicable, and all other community programs

· Provides the council’s public relations chairman information about all Community programs and activities for promotion to the parish and local media

· Must complete all required safe environment training and must also pass a background check. Additionally, he must adhere to all policies and procedures under the Knights of Columbus Safe Environment Program. Additional information on this program is available at kofc.org/safe