Summary
We've put together a list of some of the best ways to make a difference at the local level in 2025.
Action Box
Pick one of the action items below and make a positive impact on our local community in 2025!
Looking for a way to make a positive impact on our local community in 2025? Keep scrolling for a list of tips and ideas!
You can look through the list of city boards/commissions here and fill out an online application here. The city’s Equity Office has also put together a list of some current and upcoming board/commission vacancies. You can look through that list here.
Want to make sure you don’t miss any of these input opportunities? Subscribe to our email newsletter, The Weekly Common. We’ll keep you up to date with ways to make your voice be heard!
You can look through Fix-It Clinic recorded videos here, sign up for the January 25th Fix-It Clinic here, and find general info about local Fix-It Clinics here. You can find info about getting a library card here and learn more about the city’s tool library (located at Recycled Reads) here. And you can look through the Austin Reuse Directory here and the Vintage Around Town Guide here.
Here is info about each of these leadership programs – Leadership Austin Emerge (for young professionals), Leadership Austin Essential, Hispanic Austin Leadership program, Young Nonprofit Professionals Network, Austin Area Urban League Young Professionals.
You can learn more about volunteering with Keep Austin Beautiful here and the Festival Beach Food Forest here.
Here is info about each of these volunteer opportunities – Community First! Village, Austin Animal Center, Austin Creative Reuse.