Youth voting

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From election deadlines to civic events and youth organizations, here’s what young and first-time voters should know.

The city office advocates for people in juvenile justice, child welfare and behavioral health care, teaching them their rights and helping turn their complaints into change.

Young people, some as young as 14, helped power Rabb’s primary win. Now they’re watching to see what he does in Congress.

Mayor Cherelle Parker urged the YMCA youth summit to be “architects of solutions,” with teens acting as mayor, council members, reporters and advocates.

These high school students will welcome international visitors, fostering cultural connectivity throughout the milestone event in the city.

Young Philadelphians showed off their civics projects, participated in workshops about local elections and got hands-on experience with a voting machine.

Leo Solga’s new internship aims to expand civic literacy and give other young people the tools they need for a future run for office.

Philadelphia students participated in the manga-inspired mock trial and learned the inner workings of the legal process at Parkway Central Library.

Through the nonpartisan nonprofit, students are working on projects to improve civic education and to motivate young people to vote.

The organization uses writing, poetry and art to engage with younger voters and get them excited about civic engagement.

The youngest voters are voting more – and engaging beyond elections. Nonprofits that work with them say at least some of their motivation is frustration.

Events throughout the city will honor the “unsung heroes” who help elections run smoothly and recruit more young people to work the polls.