Kids Voting
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Since its inception, 4-H has placed emphasis on the importance of young people being engaged, well-informed citizens. By connecting to their communities and community leaders, youth understand their role in civic affairs and expand their role in decision-making processes. It’s clear that civic engagement provides the foundation that helps youth understand the “big picture” of life and find purpose and meaning. The core areas of Citizenship are:
- Civic Engagement (voice, advocacy, activism)
- Service (community service, service learning, community youth development)
- Civic Education (government principles, processes and structure; personal roles & responsibilities, history & cultural heritage
- Leadership (leadership, respect, understanding, character development).
Over 6000 youth in 27 counties across our state cast their ballots in the 2024 Election. Youth in Gaston County will have the opportunity to experience kids voting. You can read more about this program in North Carolina by going to Kids Voting NC.
Kids Voting is a national program.
Kids Voting USA is a nonpartisan, grassroots-driven voter education program committed to creating lifelong voting habits in children, increasing family communication about engaged citizenship, and encouraging greater adult voter turnout.
Kids Voting USA relies on its over twenty-five year history (since 1988), continual feedback from educators, and experience of their Affiliates when developing the model to implement programming.
This year 339,182 Cast a Vote for a Presidential Candidate.
The programming model operates with five key components:
- Strong curricula for grade levels K-12, that offer easily implemented, interactive lessons at no cost to the schools.
- Choice of mock election processes to meet the individualized needs of the schools: paper ballots, electronic voting software, and/or a combination of both.
- Activities to involve families in teaching their children their own voting values.
- Educator support through local Affiliates to provide assistance with ballot creation, volunteers for activities, and resources needed for teaching civic lessons and creating voting habits.
- Continuing research on impact and effectiveness.
Learn more about Kids Voting USA by visiting their website.
This program can be implemented with schools, homeschools, libraries, community centers, and other approved locations within our county. This is a free program offered through your local Cooperative Extension Office.
If you’d like to learn more or want to sign-up for this program, please contact Jonette Mungo at jemungo@ncsu.edu or by calling 704-922-2130.