Civics Education Resources
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Resources for programs and mentors Voter Registration Deadlines for 2024 by state
What Nonprofits Can and Cannot Do
Elections Checklist for 501(c)3 Organizations
Generation Citizen: A Toolkit for Supporting Youth Civic Engagement in Underserved Communities
MENTOR’s Youth-Led Advocacy Guide
The Civics Center: A campaign to expand voter registration in high schools
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Social Media Graphics to Use When posting on social media about this work we encourage you to utilize #MentoringAmplifies
Just turned 18? Register to vote! (Courtesy of Nonprofit VOTE)
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Organizations and Campaigns to Check Out -
Learn More Harvard Youth Poll (April 2024): National poll finds more than half of young Americans say they will definitely be voting in the Presidential election
U.S. News and World Report (July 11, 2024): Youth Are Turned Off by the 2024 Election. We Can Still Engage and Mobilize Them. The Secret to engaging young voters? Talk, listen and focus on their big issues.
New York Times (10/24/19): The Student Vote is Surging. So Are Efforts to Suppress It.
Vox (9/20/19): Young people have a stake in our future. Let them vote.
Leage of Women Voters (February 2024): Why We Need Young Voters
Brennan Center (8/1/2019): Voter Purge Rates Remain High, Analysis Finds
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Books I Was Their American Dream: A Graphic Memoir by Malaka Gharib
March by John Lewis
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation by Jonathan Hennessey
Troublemaker for Justice: The Story of Bayard Rustin, the Man Behind the March on Washington by Jacqueline Houtman
By Any Media Necessary: The New Youth Activism by Henry Jenkins
Critical Mentoring: A Practical Guide by Tori Weiston-Serdan
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