Democracy for All Florida

A nonprofit organization

During major elections, Miami-Dade communities often experience an influx of resources and investments in voter and civic education outreach. However, when elections end, these initiatives are usually discontinued. This boom-bust of resources hurts community access to information and engagement in the local decision-making processes, which are ongoing and year-round.

Democracy for All helps to fill this gap by building the power of disenfranchised people (single women, people of color, and young people under 35) to improve access to trust in our democracy. We work year-round with communities in Miami-Dade that have been traditionally left out of the decision-making process so that they can reclaim their rightful influence.

In 2022, Democracy for All registered 13,681 people to vote in low-income, disenfranchised communities in South Florida. Additionally, our program followed up with registered voters through 'Get Out The Vote' efforts. Collectively, 199,516 calls were made, 2,343 texts were sent, and 8,547 doors were knocked on. During South Florida's poll worker shortage, DFA made a total of 60,925 calls and recruited 290 poll workers were recruited to help ensure a smooth election.

We plan to continue to provide consistent, year-round civic engagement opportunities in 2023 and beyond.

Mission

Democracy for All (DFA) aims to build a more just and equitable democracy that is responsive to people in Miami-Dade and their will to protect the planet. We do this through (1) Structural democracy reform, (2) Registering and turning people out to vote, and (3)Transformational community and youth organizing.

One of DFA's most popular programs is Democracy for Youth. This youth mentorship program engages young people in Miami Dade to ensure that they have a safe space to learn and organize on the issues that are important to them and their communities. In 2022, over 50 youth were engaged.

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Summary

Organization name

Democracy for All Florida

Address

540 NW 165 St., Suite #209
Miami, FL 33169

Phone

786-383-1596

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