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WE’RE ENGAGED!

THE Y PROMOTES CIVIC ENGAGEMENT ACROSS THE CITY

On National Voter Registration Day, the Y and our partners at Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (AKA), Brooklyn NAACP, Brooklyn Voters Alliance, Chinese Progressive Association, Dominicanos USA, League of Women Voters, MinKwon Center for Community Action, NALEO Educational Fund, NYC Votes, Queens Board of Elections, and the Office of the Public Advocate Jumaane D. Williams helped people register to vote at 20 Y locations across the city. Partners also provided information on election dates, ballot proposals, becoming a citizen, and more. In advance of the November election, the Y also partnered with NYC Votes to distribute voter education materials and hosted AKA for an early voting event outside the Harlem Y.•

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