Find Your Ambassador
Find the Community Ambassador serving your region on the Community Ambassador Directory.
Community Ambassador Services
Each Ambassador is committed to increasing financial education, empowering residents, and creating a network of informed neighbors. Their role includes:
- Leading financial workshops for individuals and families.
- Engaging with community leaders to strengthen local partnerships.
- Expanding awareness of key programs like BabySteps and Enrich.
- Offering multilingual resources and workshops to meet the needs of diverse community members.
How can residents benefit from a Community Ambassador?
- Participate in workshops that teach essential financial skills, including budgeting, saving, and credit management.
- Receive personalized one-on-one assistance with navigating the Small Business Resource Toolkit to support entrepreneurship.
- Get help with BabySteps enrollment, a program designed to help families start saving for their children's future education.
- Learn how to integrate SNAP benefits into the BabySteps program, making it easier for families to begin saving for college.
- Access information about financial empowerment resources and connect to online financial wellness tools.
- Connect with one-on-one free financial coaching opportunities to receive personalized advice and guidance.
- Receive tailored guidance and support to help build a secure financial future.
Partner with a Community Ambassador
Bring a Community Ambassador to your organization to:
- Expand reach and impact by offering targeted financial resources to specific demographics in the community.
- Collaborate with Ambassadors to host tailored workshops on financial topics like budgeting, saving, and credit management.
- Receive multilingual support and access to materials (e.g., flyers, rack cards, and printable resources) to enhance outreach efforts.
- Gain access to training and resources for helping residents with BabySteps enrollment and financial literacy.
- Increase visibility and participation in OEE programs by leveraging Ambassadors to promote initiatives within local communities.
- Strengthen connections with local officials, community leaders, and banking partners to support program delivery.
- Amplify the impact of financial empowerment efforts by working with a trusted local representative.
- Engage in meaningful collaborations to address unique community needs and foster long-term economic mobility.
Contact us to learn more about bringing a Community Ambassador to your organization.
Program Accomplishments
Since 2023, Community Ambassadors have significantly expanded OEE's reach and impact across key communities, including Brockton, Chelsea, Revere, Everett, Lowell, Lawrence, Boston, Worcester, Fall River, New Bedford, and Springfield.
In 2023, Ambassadors organized 59 tabling events, and 50 workshops, and established two enrollment hubs, reaching 181 community locations with OEE materials. Building on this momentum, 2024 saw even greater engagement, with Ambassadors distributing materials to over 200 community organizations, conducting 80 financial workshops and events, and hosting 50 presentations. These efforts led to the creation of 20 new community partner hubs, 120+ newsletter signups, and new BabySteps enrollments.
Become a Community Ambassador
Eligibility
Anyone with a broad reach and a dedication to their community can become an Ambassador. We’re particularly looking for partners who are affiliated with statewide or community-based organizations and who have frequent access to the individuals we serve. Bilingual speakers are highly encouraged to apply.
Program Timeline
The Ambassador program is expected to run from May to December of 2025.
Training & Locations
Besides an initial training and concluding feedback forum, Ambassadors are not required to make any in-office visits. Ambassadors perform all duties, whether in-person or online, in their own community at will. Transportation to locations is the responsibility of the Ambassador.
Ambassadors will be located in areas where they already have a strong connection to a specific community. We welcome anyone from all communities to apply. Transportation to training sites and other locations is the responsibility of the Ambassador.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Why should I apply to be a Community Ambassador?
Becoming an OEE Community Ambassador is a great way to amplify your reach and put your circle of influence to good use. Ambassadors help those most in need build the skills and learn the tools they’ll need to forge a financially sound future.
What is expected of a Community Ambassador?
Ambassadors will be fully trained on financial education and empowerment initiatives. The Ambassador Training Program will provide a detailed scope of our expectations, background, and goals. Ambassadors will become well versed in OEE programs, be provided with resources, and have a step-by-step guide on how to engage their network and community. Finally, Ambassadors will be invited to participate in a forum to help develop approaches for delivering OEE programs to the residents of Massachusetts.
What will I learn or gain?
The Community Ambassadors Program provides great value for all involved—and not just financial value. In addition to receiving a $2,800 stipend and a Certificate of Completion, Ambassadors can make a tangible and long-lasting impact on the lives of people in their communities.
Is the position in-person or virtual?
We expect this position to be in-person, as it is essential that an Ambassador is heavily involved in the community. That engagement is key to promoting our programs and initiatives. However, virtual connections can also be meaningful and OEE may consider allowing Ambassadors to engage virtually with communities in certain circumstances as long as it is effective and in line with the program goals.
Can public employees apply to be Community Ambassadors?
The state conflict of interest law (Massachusetts General Law Chapter 268A) generally prohibits state employees from having a financial interest in a state contract. Community Ambassadors will have an interest in a state contract through an independent contractor agreement with the Treasury, which we believe would violate the conflict-of-interest law. Therefore, employees of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and any of its agencies or political subdivisions are not eligible to apply for the Community Ambassador Program. Employees of Massachusetts state universities or community colleges are considered state employees and are therefore not eligible to become a Community Ambassador.
Applicants who are employees of municipalities or other public agencies may be eligible to apply depending on the particular circumstances of their employment, and their applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
We appreciate you sharing your interest in the program and hope you share this opportunity with anyone that may be interested. In addition, we would be happy to discuss other ways we can work together.
What will be the dates that Community Ambassadors will participate?
Accepted applicants will complete four comprehensive trainings, lasting an hour and a half each, during the month of April. The required time commitment is expected to vary over the course of the eight-month term. The program will conclude at the beginning of December.
Where will the Community Ambassadors be located? Will Ambassadors need transportation to get to sites or is this role remote?
Community Ambassadors will be located in areas where they already have a strong connection to a specific community. We welcome anyone from all communities to apply. Transportation to training sites and other locations is the responsibility of the Ambassador.
Do you have to be a resident of Massachusetts?
We review and consider all applicants regardless of residency. In terms of effectiveness, OEE believes it is more convenient for Community Ambassadors to live/work in the community they serve. The ideal candidate will have a consistent, impactful presence in a particular neighborhood. We believe that is the best way to build and maintain strong relationships with members of the community and promote financial education.
What personal information and/or documentation will I be asked to provide if I am selected as a Community Ambassador?
Candidates selected for the Community Ambassadors Program will be asked to provide a form of picture identification such as a passport, driver’s license, or state-issued identification card. Additionally, in order to receive the Community Ambassadors stipend, selected candidates must provide a Social Security Number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) as they will be issued a Form 1099 for the 2024 tax year. If you have a specific question or concern regarding either of these requirements, please contact OEE Outreach Manager Michael McLeish directly at michael.s.mcleish@tre.state.ma.us.