Jefferson Votes Initiative
Jefferson Votes is a nonpartisan initiative of the Jefferson Regional Foundation and the 100+ member strong, Jefferson Community Collaborative. This voter engagement initiative is designed and led by the Collaborative’s very own Civic and Policy Engagement Action Team and Voter Engagement Task Force.
The objective of the Jefferson Votes initiative is to inspire Jefferson area residents to participate in the election process, leveraging local organizations as trusted community resources to:
Strengthen Collaborative organizations in the Jefferson community to increase voter registration and participation.
The Jefferson community is confident, comfortable, and informed about the process of voting.
Regional interest and enthusiasm in civic engagement rises and continues.
Jefferson Votes offers a website of resources, training workshops, a robust toolkit of resources, and other learning opportunities. These trainings will be shared on our collaborative website as well as through the Collaborative newsletter and emails. Join fellow Collaborative organizations to get informed and consider one or many simple actions to become a Voter Engagement Champion.
Jefferson Votes Voter Engagement Champions
Age-Friendly Greater Pittsburgh
Allegheny County Library Association
Attack Theatre
Bhutanese Community Association of Pittsburgh
Black Women’s Policy Center
Carnegie Library of Homestead
Casa San Jose
Cash for Kids
Clairton Cares
Clairton Family Center
Clairton Public Library
Clairton Unity Group
Communities in Schools
Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC)
Consortium for Public Education
CORO Pittsburgh
Dress for Success
Dragon’s Den
Every Child, Inc
Footbridge for Families
Global Links
Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank
Gwen’s Girls
Heuer House
Human Services Center Corporation
Jefferson Hills Public Library
Jewish Family and Community Services Pittsburgh
Just Harvest
Lifespan
Literacy Pittsburgh
Maple Unified Student Academy
Melting Pot Ministries
Mon Valley Initiative
Neighborhood Resilience Project
Pleasant Hills Public Library
Side Project Inc.
Sisters Place, Inc.
South Park Library
Take Action Mon Valley
VEEEM Pittsburgh
Western Pennsylvania Diaper Bank
Whitehall Public Library
Women for a Healthy Environment
Young People in Recovery
YouthPlaces
Youth Opportunities Development
YWCA Greater Pittsburgh
Mini-Grant Opportunities
Jefferson Votes mini-grants are designed to allow nonprofit organizations to promote voter engagement to their constituents and community partners by assisting organizations with costs associated with voter engagement education and outreach. Mini-grants are available up to $1,000 depending on the level of activities your organization has planned for the initiative and the resources needed. To apply for a mini-grant please complete the simple mini-grant form here with your intended actions and return to our Director of Grantmaking and Strategy, Kelleigh Boland.
VIEW UPCOMING EVENTS
Ready to Join the Conversation?
View and register for our upcoming member meetings, action team meetings, capacity and skill development opportunities, and more on our events page. Please note that our events are limited to Collaborative Member Organizations and relevant Jefferson-based community partners, unless otherwise specified. If you have a question about attending an event, please don’t hesitate to contact us.