We strengthen civic understanding, access, and shared responsibility so every South Carolinian can participate fully in shaping the systems that shape their lives.
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CIVIC LEARNING & PARTICIPATION
The Young Leaders Program strengthens the conditions that make civic participation possible and sustainable by improving equitable access, understanding, and shared responsibility across South Carolina.
At its core, this program addresses a growing civic health crisis: too many South Carolinians lack clear, accessible, trustworthy information about how decisions are made and how to influence them - from the ballot box to fixing that pesky pothole down the street.
Through nonpartisan voter education & mobilization, advocacy training, public resources, creative civic experiments, coalition partnerships, and championing pro-democracy policy at the local and state levels, we help connect the dots between issues, systems, and decision-makers. We make civic engagement understandable, accessible, and actionable.
CORE AREAS OF WORK
NONPARTISAN VOTER EDUCATION & MOBILIZATION: Accessible voter guides, resources, and tools to understand how, when, and why to participate. Community canvassing, relational organizing, and creative get-out-the-vote initiatives designed to expand and engage the electorate (stay tuned for our 2026 programs + opportunities announced soon!)
ELECTION PROTECTION: Training poll observers, supporting voter protection efforts, and advancing safety, security, and transparency in our elections (stay tuned for our 2026 programs + opportunities announced soon!)
PRO-DEMOCRACY POLICY & CIVIC SYSTEMS EDUCATION: Championing policies that strengthen democratic participation while helping communities understand how decisions are made at the State House, city councils, school boards, and local commissions
ALL ASSEMBLE GUIDES, TRAININGS & CONVENINGS: Clear, accessible guides and hands-on workshops that demystify civic systems and equip individuals with tools to advocate effectively
CREATIVE CIVIC EXPERIMENTS: Through initiatives like the Reimagination Lab, we test bold, culturally rooted strategies that make civic engagement visible, joyful, and community-centered (stay tuned for our 2026 programs + opportunities announced soon!)
NARRATIVE & CULTURE SHIFT: Expanding and uplifting stories of South Carolinians, conducting research, sharing insights, and collaborating across sectors to strengthen civic infrastructure and collective impact
PARTNERSHIPS & MOVEMENT COLLABORATION: Work with values-aligned organizations and community groups through shared strategy and co-created programming.
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OUR APPROACH
South Carolina is facing a civic information and participation crisis. The biggest barrier to meaningful engagement isn’t apathy — it’s access to clear, relevant, and trustworthy information.
People cannot meaningfully improve their communities without understanding who makes decisions, how systems operate, where power lives, and how to influence outcomes.
In coalition with community-based partners, we co-create opportunities that increase civic understanding, motivate informed engagement, and build a culture of accessible, inclusive, sustainable — and joyful — participation.
We connect local issues to the systems shaping them. We democratize civic information through digital hubs and free public resources. We provide practical tools that move people from awareness to action. We champion pro-democracy policy, protect the right to vote, and run relational and creative get-out-the-vote initiatives designed to expand and engage the electorate.
And we do it creatively.
We are exploring bold, culturally rooted ways to make civic engagement feel irresistible and celebrated.
WHY WE DO IT
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939
Number of state and local races on the ballot across SC in November
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339,011
More women than men registered to vote in South Carolina
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234
Number of school board races on the ballot across SC in November
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81%
Of races on the ballot in SC this November are at the county or municipal level
Systemic inequities across race, gender, generation, and geography have excluded millions from meaningful participation in the economic, social, cultural, and political systems that shape their lives.
Information and participation are the foundation of democracy. When people understand how systems work — and see clear pathways to engage — they become invested in shaping the future of their communities.
When civic information is inaccessible, trust erodes.
When participation feels confusing or closed off, disengagement grows.
When communities lack infrastructure, inequities deepen.
We exist to change that.
By making civic knowledge accessible, building coalitions, protecting elections, and experimenting with creative engagement strategies, we are rebuilding civic health across South Carolina.
Democracy is not self-sustaining. It requires informed people, connected communities, and shared accountability.
That is the work.
READY TO PARTICIPATE?
If you’re ready to understand how systems shape your life, help your peers and community vote accessibly and confidently, influene decisions impacting your neighborhood, find community, and strengthen democracy in South Carolina, JOIN US!
INVEST IN CIVIC HEALTH!
We’ would be extremely grateful if you’d consider making a tax-deductible donation to support our work!