Kids Voting Mecklenburg is now GenerationNation!  The education-focused nonprofit changed its name in December 2011 to better reflect the wide range of educational tools and learning opportunities it provides, and envisions, to positively impact K-12 students and the Charlotte area. We're making a public announcement in January 2012.

Programs educate and engage students in government, leadership and civic life. Current initiatives include K-12 civic education, teacher training, Youth Civics, Youth Voice and the highly successful Kids Voting Mecklenburg election.

Some pages on this website are under construction while we get ready for 2012 and move program content to www.generationnation.org
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Kids Voting :: Participating in the Democratic Process

 star No matter how old you are, there are many great opportunities to get involved in democracy every day of the year!

  • Learn about the candidates and issues and participate in the Kids Voting Election Experience each November
  • Get involved in other Kids Voting programs for youth - check out the tabs at the top of this page
  • If you are old enough to register to vote...register AND vote.
  • Join a political organization
  • Help a campaign team
  • Attend a political party meeting
  • Get to know your government officials
  • Start a blog about political issues
  • Visit a government meeting - just to watch or sign up to speak about an issue that matters to you. You can also follow government proceedings on TV and online.
  • Email or write a letter to local leaders about an issue you have identified - and make sure to suggest a great solution
  • Become a regular reader of the Charlotte Observer and follow the news in other local media
  • Ask your teacher to plan time each week for student discussion about politics, government and current events
  • Talk about government and politics at home - encourage your parents to learn about what's going on, too
  • Contact Kids Voting to suggest more ideas. Just email info@kidsvoting.org with your idea, plus your name, grade and school and we will post it here!
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Kids Voting Mecklenburg is now GenerationNation
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to increase civic learning and leadership opportunities for K-12 students!
  GenerationNation
 700 East Stonewall Street, Suite 710 (CMS: Courier #839)
 Charlotte, North Carolina 28202
 Telephone: 704-343-6999
 Email: info@kidsvoting.org

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