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bit.ly/R2RCommunityAmbassadors-SpanishThank you for your interest in becoming a Rain to River Community Ambassador! The Watershed Protection Department is looking for community members to serve in this paid 6-month role beginning in May 2022. Community Ambassadors will guide racial equity efforts in creating an updated strategic plan, Rain to River, to protect Austin’s creeks and communities for the next 10 years.
Our aim is to recruit an economically and racially diverse group of people for this program. We are interested in people who can apply an equity lens to watershed issues or can contribute their historical and/or lived experience to the conversation. An ambassador can be an individual who is interested in watershed issues or a representative of an organization or group that is directly connected to and/or providing services to historically underrepresented groups in Austin. The topics of discussion we want to highlight include but are not limited to the impacts of flooding, erosion, and water pollution as well as access to Austin’s creeks and waterways.
Ambassadors will serve for six months and will be compensated at $25/hour for a total of up to $2,000 (up to 80 hours). Applications will be accepted until Sunday, May 8th. City staff will contact selected Ambassadors for interviews by mid-May.
