After receiving thorough training on canvassing and digital tools for fieldwork, our 3 teams of Fellows knocked on an incredible 67 doors of 199 registered BIPOC voters in Elmont.

This week, we partnered with Elmont Cultural Center for their first ever doorknocking campaign to get out the vote!

This week, we dove into professional development! Our fellows workshopped their resumes, bios, and cover letters and participated in mock interviews.

After being trained on utilizing digital tools for community outreach, our Fellows conducted voter campaigns to witness the impact that effectively integrating data and technology can have on building civic engagement work.

Joshua shares his experience being a YOI Fellow so far, highlighting the importance of learning in collaboration with his peers.

YOI Fellow Jobert reflects on the power of storytelling through intentional content creation and its connection to community organizing.

We had an exciting special guest, Sampson Martinez, who completed the program in-person in 2018, was a Democracy Builder Fellow in 2020, and returned this year as a co-facilitator to present on Queer History.

This week, our Fellows had an opportunity to meet three of our Long Island partners.

With the completion of our first two sessions, the 2021 Youth Organizing Institute is officially underway!