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Mississippi Votes
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Non-Profit
About Us
Our Mission: Mississippi Votes is an organization of intergenerational synergy centering and led by young people invested in the progression of Mississippi. We do this through our programming and outreach strategies that empowers young people, encourages civic engagement, and educates communities on voting rights through place-based grassroots organizing.
Our vision is to cultivate a culture of civic engagement throughout the state of Mississippi.
Our Values
We value the place, our people and the context of our sacred work that centers the truth of our past to restoratively and regeneratively create a liveable, sustainable and welcoming state for us and our futures.
Inclusion: maintaining a board, staff, and volunteer base that reflects Mississippi’s diversity
Engagement: inspiring Mississippians to take an active interest in their state
Collaboration: cooperating with organizations and groups to widen our outreach
Empowerment: equipping Mississippians with the tools to effect change in their communities
Innovation: developing new methods through organizing, data, and research to find creative solutions to existing problems
