Equitable Climate Action Team Application

Apply Here to Join ECAT 

Thank you for your interest in applying to the Equitable Climate Action Team (ECAT). The ECAT is a City staff led community group that assist in implementing equitable climate action through community education, outreach, and the evaluation of City programs. The ECAT’s main tasks are:

1. Learn: Develop a mutually beneficial exchange of ideas between City staff and the ECAT.
2. Engage: Provide feedback to the City on climate action and sustainability programs.
3. Educate: Assist city staff in engaging and educating the community on equitable climate action.

With the goal of increasing representation from Longmont communities that are disproportionately impacted by climate change, the ECAT targets (but is not limited to) recruitment of members from the following frontline communities who live in Longmont:

• Households with children; 
• Mobile home community; 
• Low-English proficient speakers;
• Older or younger adults; 
• People on fixed incomes; 
• Black, Indigenous, People of color; 
• People with disabilities; 
• People who rent; 
• Immigrant communities; 
• Low-to-medium income households. 

Things to consider before you apply: 

• Applications will be reviewed and voted on by all current ECAT members and the coordinator. 

• Members are asked to commit to four hours a month of volunteering, including two hours of community activities and a two-hour monthly meeting. 

• Members are asked to be committed to our meetings and activities for at least 12 months. 

• Monthly meetings are held in-person on the third Wednesday of the month from 6-8 pm. Optional dinner is provided from 5:30-6 pm. 

• This is considered a volunteer opportunity with the City of Longmont. Participants on the team are not City employees and the City will not be providing any compensation, including worker’s compensation benefits. Program participation support is provided by the Longmont Community Foundation in the form of a $80 per month volunteer service award for each member. 

• The volunteer service awards, if available, are intended to defray costs incurred by team members with the aim of opening participation in climate action projects to frontline community members. 

Next Steps: After You Apply 

• If your volunteer application is selected to move forward, the coordinator will contact you to share more details and ask follow-up questions. 

• Once you have signed the Membership Agreement and attend a volunteer orientation, your volunteer activities will begin.