Social Workers Rise to the Challenge of Helping to Save Democracy
The Social Work Democracy Project is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization formed to galvanize the social work profession around the need to preserve and strengthen democracy in the United States. The purpose of the project is to raise the awareness of social workers about threats to democracy in the United States and to encourage social workers to increase our civic engagement at all levels of society.
The Time To Act Is Now!
With your help, we plan to spread the message of hope, optimism, and determination.
Allow young voters to believe that their
voices CAN and WILL be heard if they
exercise their right to be heard.
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Your Support Matters!
No contribution is too small.
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The Social Work Democracy Project, a 501(c)3
nonprofit and nonpartisan organization
Send Social Work Students
to Battleground States!
The Social Work Democracy Project is embarking on a project to send social work students and recent graduates to schools in battleground states to motivate their students to work to get young voters to the polls. Their voices need to be heard.
• This effort is resolutely nonpartisan – our goal is to encourage as many young voters as possible to go to the polls and vote. Our nonpartisan approach ensures that all students feel included and respected.
• This is a unique opportunity for social workers to help shape the future for the next generation. We have set up a GoFundMe account to raise funds to support this effort. We aim to raise at least $10,000 for transportation, meals, and lodging if needed.
• We will create tee shirts and caps with the message: “Our Voices Matter” We plan to visit schools in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, North Carolina, Georgia, Arizona, and Nevada.
• Young voters hold the power to reshape the country and steer us away from the divisive politics that have plagued us for too long. Their participation in the upcoming election could be a game-changer. Estimates show that 8 million young people will be eligible to vote in 2024, bringing Gen Z voters to 41 million.
“Democracy is not a spectator activity”
It works when everyone participates and lets their voices be heard. Many young people in our nation are jaded about civic engagement and voting because they do not see how they can influence policy. With your help, we plan to spread the message of hope, optimism, and determination.
President Obama energized young voters with his message of “Yes, we can.” We want young voters to believe that their voices can and will be heard if they exercise their right to be heard. Many were willing to sit out the 2024 election and hope for better choices in 2028. The time to act is now. Our CRISP Fellow Robyn Tidwell will be helping to coordinate this effort by connecting with existing efforts to reach young voters like David Hogg’s Leaders We Deserve organization.
Please contribute to our GoFundMe effort.
ABOUT CRISP
Congressional Research Institute for Social Work and Policy (CRISP)
While CRIPS focuses on Congress and the federal government, social issues such as child welfare, healthcare, housing, and voting rights are being decided at the state and local levels as well as Congress.
Our very democracy could be in jeopardy if citizens are not actively engaged in its preservation. CRISP will provide information to equip you to be an informed and responsible citizenry. We send representatives to the government to look out for the welfare of citizens. It is up to us to hold them accountable.
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“Social Work, The Vote & Democracy”
PRESENTATION | Powerpoint
Mimi Abramovitz, Professor Emeritus, Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College & The CUNY Graduate Center
Co-Chair: VOTING IS SOCIAL WORK
The National Social Work Mobilization Campaign
Board Member: The Social Work Democracy Project