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The Equity Action Team (EAT) is a coalition of community members and City of Austin staff focused on advancing racial equity in our communities through partnerships with City departments, non-profits, philanthropic entities and community-based groups. The EAT meetings are dedicated to critical discussions and strategizing on how to best improve the quality of life for most directly impacted communities in Austin. Join the EAT and find more information on the dashboard.
Everyone is welcome to join the EAT! As a member, your responsibility is to attend and bring your community with you. During our meetings, we hear from community members and City staff to understand community needs and City projects and work together to produce better outcomes for all.
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EQUITY OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS |
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✨Save the Date for our May EAT Meeting!✨
Register here!
We are excited to have you for our May EAT meeting! We had such a great evening dinner in April we are going to try it again! Please join us Tuesday May 30, 2023 from 6-9PM.
As a follow-up to our April meeting, we'll have a discussion facilitated by PODER and receive an update on the $300M of anti-displacement funding from the city's Displacement Prevention Division. We'll also learn more about the Enhanced Library Card Pilot Program and hear other updates from the community!
We'll connect over catered food starting at 6PM and get our meeting started by 6:30PM. This is a great time to bring in new EAT members. Hope to see you and your community there!
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Get Your Enhanced Library Card Today!
We are excited that the Enhanced Library Card pilot program has officially begun! This has been a successful collaboration between Austin Public Library, the Equity Office and several other city departments and community organizations. Talk about a net that works! Stop by one of the three pilot locations and get yours today and help us spread the word within your communities. To learn more visit library.austintexas.gov/enhanced |
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This role serves as a liaison between the City of Austin and stakeholder groups from marginalized communities, particular through supporting City Commissions represented on the Joint Inclusion Committee.
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Antelmo Ramirez was a dad, grandpa, and husband. His death by hypothermia is absent from a Tesla report required as part of a Travis County tax deal. Read more in this article by the Texas Observer. |
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Explore the history of Zilker's Japanese Garden and its connection to Japanese incarceration during World War II in honor of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Produced by the Texas Historical Commission. |
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AmeriCorps VISTA (Volunteers in Service to America) is a national service program that focuses on projects aiming to alleviate poverty in communities across the country. The City of Austin currently has 22 AmeriCorps VISTA Members serving in departments across the city. Learn more here!
BASTA is a team of tenants, organizers, attorneys, and paralegals working to create a future where all Austinites have access to healthy and affordable housing. We are always look for talented and passionate folks to join our team!
Colors of Austin Counseling is a community of helping professionals working to enhance the mental well being of kids, adults, families, and couples in our community.
Don’t let a criminal history derail your job search. Local employers and service providers will be on hand to talk about job opportunities and resources available to justice-involved job seekers in the Austin area. Save the date for Wednesday, June 21 11AM-2PM at Greater Mount Zion Church. Learn more today!
City of Austin Planning Department is Hiring!
The mission of the Planning Department is to partner with the community to shape a more equitable Austin using planning, zoning, data analytics, urban design, and historic preservation disciplines. The City of Austin defines equity as the condition when every member of the community has a fair opportunity to live a long, healthy, and meaningful life. View the postings using the links below and apply online or share with your networks. Thanks in advance!
Ecology Action is currently seeking an Education Coordinator and Education Specialist to help lead an outdoor education program. Learn more and apply today!
Love the outdoors? Join Earth Native Team to help people build lifelong connections to nature and wild places. They are hiring a Director of Programs, Youth Program Instructors and other Summer Camp support positions!
Join the team at Ending Community Homelessness Coalition (ECHO) to help prove dynamic, proactive leadership that engages policymakers and the community to end homelessness.
Multiple positions available both in Austin and surrounding cities!
At Sustainable Food Center, we are passionate about our work and share a commitment to expanding access to locally grown food raised with integrity and care.
THRA is currently seeking applications for a new Executive Director and part-time Grant Writer/Fundraiser!
Texas Tribal Buffalo Project is a non-profit dedicated to the developing relationship of our relatives the Iyanee’/ Buffalo and reconnection and healing of generational trauma of the Lipan Apache and other indigenous communities and tribes in Texas.
The mission of Waterloo Greenway Conservancy is bold, forward-thinking, and even a touch audacious — just like the team that upholds it every day. We’re collectively bound by the knowledge that Waterloo Greenway is making real and enduring change in the unbelievable city we call home.
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CITY & COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS |
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Join Oakwood Cemetery for a 3-day event to dedicate a monument to honor the 36 men, women, and children reinterred at the Oakwood Cemetery from the Historic Colored Grounds. Learn more here! |
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Join Austin Resource Recovery at The Fix-It Clinic!
Saturday, May 20, 2023 from 10:45 a.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Pleasant Hill Branch, Austin Public Library
211 E William Cannon Drive, Austin, TX 78745
At Fix-It Clinics, Austinites are invited to bring their broken household items and learn to repair them with guidance from skilled coaches for free! You can bring electronics, household appliances, clothing or other textiles, bikes and jewelry to the Fix-It Clinic for repair. If you’re interested in attending, get the details and reserve your spot for free! If you have experience fixing various items, sign-up to volunteer!
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Join the Our Future 35 Design Team to learn about and give input on the Woodland Avenue Cap and Stitch Program. FREE food, ice pops, balloon artist, DJ and much more. We will be hosting a day of family-fun outdoor activities and an opportunity to learn about the Cap & Stitch project! You can learn more at ourfuture35.com |
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Love the environment? Love meeting like-minded individuals? Come mix and mingle with the 2023 Climate Ambassadors at the George Morales Dove Springs Recreation Center! |
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The first Baile was held in 1986 and has since been one of allgo’s most beloved signature programs and annual celebrations of love and life in the allgo community. Save the date for Saturday, May 20 from 7-10PM at Equina Tango! Get your tickets here! |
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The Small Business Resiliency Program provides coaching, access to professional experts, peer support, and resiliency planning to local businesses impacted by the pandemic. Learn how to develop a business resiliency plan for unexpected disruptions. Applications are open from April 24 through May 22nd at 5pm. Apply Today! |
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The City of Austin’s Circular Austin Showcase connects circular economy businesses and entrepreneurs with potential investors in the region. Circular economy businesses provide sustainable solutions to their customers and practice zero waste within the organization. During this event, these entrepreneurs and business owners will pitch their circular economy business ideas and meet with investors to start and/or grow their businesses. Learn more on the Austin Resource Recovery website! |
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The Art in Public Places team is inviting visual artists to have a conversation with us. Come and meet our newest team members. Learn about current and upcoming AIPP opportunities. Dream with us about the future of AIPP in Austin and register here.
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MSVW Prenatal Support Circle
Mama Sana Vibrant Woman warmly invites you into our prenatal support circle, lead by the deeply compassionate and widely experienced Midwife Aisha. Together you, Midwife Aisha, and other expeting mamas and pregnant people from all walks of life will gather weekly to demystify, prepare and encourage one another along your pregnancy and birth journey. FREE, online and LGBTQ+ affirming |
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One Austin: Our Resilience Framework for Action is based on stakeholder engagement, review of previous and current relevant initiatives, and preliminary research. As a result, the CRO and Office of Resilience, Community Advisory Committee, City departments, and Resilient Cities Catalyst developed the cross-cutting priorities, aspirations, and discovery questions outlined in this Framework. This Framework is a starting point and will be fleshed out over the next year through extensive community engagement—resulting in the release of Resilient Austin, which will articulate the city’s collective vision of a more resilient Austin. Check it out today! |
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The City of Austin is in the process of exploring the possibility of programming across generations (older adults and younger children) called intergenerational programming. Intergenerational programs can enhance the mental and physical health of older adults and reduce feelings of isolation and loneliness. The programs can also increase social development of youth and their perceptions of older adults.
This survey seeks to understand the community’s feeling on a possible program or dedicated site for intergenerational programs or daycare. Your responses will be presented to City Council. Participate today!
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