City recruiting community ambassadors to help connect Sacramento’s diverse neighborhoods

The City of Sacramento is recruiting “community ambassadors” to build and maintain relationships with community partners and residents who represent culturally and linguistically diverse populations and historically underrepresented communities.

Led by City’s Neighborhood Development Action Team (NDAT), the program provides a stipend to 18 active community members to assist in promoting City services and communications by sharing information with their networks and respective communities.

“This program is all about bridging gaps and ensuring that all Sacramento residents, regardless of background or language, have the opportunity to access vital information and resources,” said Lynette Hall, the City’s Community Engagement Manager. “Through this initiative, we’re fostering deeper connections, empowering ambassadors with the training and support they need, and creating a sustainable platform for ongoing dialogue and community growth.”

Community ambassadors, who will receive $6,000 a year as part of their stipend, are expected to serve as a liaison between the City and community and are required to attend monthly meetings to discuss upcoming community engagement activities, events, and efforts of the City and share community events, needs and concerns.

Community ambassadors are also able to receive compensation for translation and interpretation support, as well as funding to put toward special projects. Past special projects have included an acting competition and poetry event where participants share resources from the communication toolkit, a workshop explaining the City’s 311 service and a community dinner at a local restaurant where employment resources and business grants were shared.

The community ambassadors will serve a 12-month term from January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.

Those interested can apply online by 11:59 p.m. on October 31, 2025. Learn more about the community ambassador program on the City’s website.

About NDAT

The Neighborhood Development Action Team is a collaboration between City departments and partner agencies, led by the Office of Innovation and Economic Development and the Planning Division.

NDAT works to revitalize commercial corridors and transit areas in partnership with the community in neighborhoods outside of the central city that have been historically disinvested.

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