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If you have questions about the information posted below, send an email to the Comal County office of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service at
Comal-tx@tamu.edu or call (830) 620-3440. View the web site: http://comal.agrilife.org

Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador 2020-2021


Who’s Eligible?

Eligibility requirements include:

  • Be in at least the 9th grade at beginning of the 2020-2021 school year
  • Submit completed application to the local county extension office by May 1, 2020
  • Have an interest and passion to serve others in the area of health education which includes nutrition, physical activity, passenger safety, and safe environments!
What does the program entail?
After youth are accepted to the local program, they must fulfill the following obligations:

  • Complete and report 40* hours of leadership, program efforts, or community service annually. *This is a reduction in previous hours to be consistent with other ambassador programs.
  • Attend a Regional Healthy Texas Youth Ambassador Summit in a location nearest to them. 
  • Attend face-to-face and online trainings
  • Remain academically eligible.
  • Must agree to the obligations and requirements outlined in the HT Youth Ambassador Handbook.
  • Ambassadorship is a 12-month commitment, beginning June 2020. Ambassadors who fulfill the minimum (40) hours of service will be invited to reapply for the following year. New and returning ambassadors MUST complete a new application annually.
  • To meet all commitments for which the Ambassador volunteers and to complete those commitments with excellence.
    Interested youth will apply to the local office of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension no later than May 1.  Ambassadors should be selected by a local committee and be notified of acceptance by June 1.  Those selected will be expected to attend one of the following regional trainings.  Locations and registration processes of trainings will be announced at a later date. 
    Central Region: July 22
    East Region: June 23
    North Region: July 21            
    South Region: July 24
    Southeast Region: June 30
    West Region: June 30           
Submit applications to:  Victoria.grissom@ag.tamu.edu or comal-tx@tamu.edu