More than a dozen Austin residents could soon be earning an hourly wage to help others learn about local programs to help pay rent, avoid eviction or fund home repairs.
, the City of Austin says it will hire 15 people at $25 an hour and provide child care for those who need it.
“We are trying to empower community members right now to take care of what we need to know and what we need to do,” Council Member Natasha Harper-Madison, who represents much of East Austin, said at a news conference Thursday morning. “Some of the barriers that our communities have is knowing how to access information on a website. We need to go beyond using technology as a way to communicate to the public,” said Nefertitti Jackmon, community prevention displacement officer with Austin’s Housing and Planning Department.
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