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Navigating the Teenage Maze

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How to Keep your Children Safe Online

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The power of youth to vote will never decline

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In actuality, young voters find it more difficult to find out about elections, schedule time to cast a ballot, and even to be aware that they are taking place. Knowing the power of voting, we strive to make election and voting information as accessible as possible, while also acknowledging the obstacles that younger voters must overcome. We are meeting young Americans on social media, where more than 40% of them get their news. Young people's voices count, so we want them to understand the importance of voting. And we'll be right there on Instagram if that's how we contact them! Young people show up to vote when they are equipped with the necessary knowledge. The pudding has the proof. Trends over the last ten years indicate that the number of young voters has increased; the highest young voter participation occurred in the 2018 midterm elections, and the second-highest in the 2022 midterm elections. In addition, initiatives that young people are strongly committed to have ...
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