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Tag: Teens

Andrew Le wears and U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran both wear suits and smile in front of a red couch for a story about teen civic engagement.
Posted inDIY Democracy

Not old enough to vote? Here are seven civic engagement opportunities for teens

Joyce Davis by Joyce Davis July 5, 2023July 19, 2023

Teenagers cannot vote until they are 18, but that doesn’t mean they need to wait until adulthood to shape the world around them. Many ways exist to get involved in teen civic engagement, whether in politics or other aspects of community leadership. “I used to think stuff like civic engagement … was for old people […]

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