Cobblestone American History and Current Events for Kids and Children

Rock the Vote

Jasmine Jones (ABOVE) is the organizing director for Rock the Vote. She works with teenagers and adults to spread election information. She sat down with COBBLESTONE to talk about her work and about how kids can get involved with elections.

What is Rock the Vote?

Rock the Vote’s mission is to build political power with young people. We’re a nonpartisan and nonprofit organization. For 30 years, we’ve been working to ensure that every young person’s voice is heard. We provide voter education tools and civic engagement opportunities. We are a trusted source for election and voter information. Young people are our future. And right now, young people are changing so many narratives.

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