Young people belong to movements, engage in protests, and advocate for issues. But there’s a disconnect between their economic concerns and struggles, and their capacity to engage in democracy.
CIRCLE and The Afterschool Alliance Share New Data, Recommendations, and Tools to Strengthen Student Engagement
Lack of information, educational inequities, and financial struggles shaped youth participation in the past election.
Laws like the SAVE Act and similar statewide legislation could impose onerous barriers to youth electoral participation.
CIRCLE survey data suggests young people in rural communities need more than access to information and opportunities: they need support to vote and take civic action.
Read more about the event that brought together digital equity community organizers, scholars, and policy stakeholders.
Supporting Youth, Creating Opportunity, and Strengthening Democracy
An analysis of our 2020 post-election survey shows that civic access and participation helped some youth thrive despite the economic impact of COVID-19
Our work supporting and evaluating the Civic Spring Project underscored powerful lessons about providing valuable civic opportunities for youth.
