Youth Outreach and Civic Engagement (YOCE)

WHO and WHAT is the Youth Outreach & Civic Engagement Team? 

Team leads: Lynda Minor and Rhonda Kirts General email:  yoce.lwvcc@gmail.com. 

Members: China Huff, Leslie Sherman, Lauren Kampwirth, Beth Parrott, Ed Roy, Lila Sullivan 
​Consulting/periodic: Kanittha Fay, Ed Durham
 
The YOCE team encourages civic engagement by promoting voter registration and voter education to young people in the community. Voting is our super power!  

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Current Opportunities for High School Students: Civic and Voting Activities

We are excited to help local youth with an interest in voting rights, policy and politics find ways to pursue those interests. If you are a Champaign County high school student 16 years or older you may apply to be a League of Women Voters of Champaign County Student Ambassador. If you know an eligible student you may nominate them to be an ambassador.

 See the Student Ambassadors Program page for more information on nominating or applying. 

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Upcoming LWVCC YOCE Events

Coming soon!

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Past LWVCC YOCE Activities

• National Voter Registration Day at Parkland College - September 28-29, 2021. LWVCC volunteers helped Parkland College students register to vote.  National Voter Registration Day was September 28, 2021.  LWVCC's YOCE  team were at Parkland College on September 28 and 29, offering students the opportunity to register to vote.  Volunteers who helped were Marci Adelston-Schafer, Pat Babich-Smith, Trisha Crowley, Judy Elmore, China Huff, Murial Jones, Rhonda Kirts, Terry Maher, Diane Ore, Carol Packard, Ann  Prisland, Jenny Putman, Mike Sabacinski and Paula Strong. The group registered  27 new voters and updated 6 voters' addresses. For more information or questions, contact  yoce.lwvcc@gmail.com.  Below are some photos from these two days. ​

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• ​Parkland College Fall Convocation Thursday Aug 26 10:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. Members of LWVCC's Youth Outreach and Civic Engagement Team (YOCE) and Voter Ready Team ​partnered with Champaign County Clerk’s Office to register Parkland College students at Parkland College’s Fall Convocation in the B-1 Lot of the Parkland College campus. Approximately 15 participants registered to vote for the first time or updated their addresses with the County Clerk. ​
• Why Vote? Video Challenge
• Roll to the Polls
• Read about 2020 High School Voter Registration efforts in the March 2020 Voter newsletter.