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Voter Empowerment Collaborative

The Voter Empowerment Collaboration fosters civic engagement and champions voting rights through education, advocacy, and community mobilizing, honoring the legacy of the civil rights movement while empowering individuals to participate in democracy.

The YCI Leadership Summit is a one-day youth leadership and civic engagement experience designed to equip young people with the skills, confidence, and tools to lead in their schools and communities. Through interactive workshops focused on leadership development, civic education, public speaking, storytelling, media advocacy, community organizing, and coalition building, participants will strengthen their voice and capacity for action. The summit will also feature a youth-led service project centered on collecting and assembling back-to-school supplies for younger students, reinforcing the connection between service and civic responsibility. The day will conclude with youth action plan presentations and a closing recognition ceremony that highlights youth leadership and community impact.

YCI Youth Leadership Summit

Join us for a special evening of reflection, connection, and community impact as we honor the legacy of the late Rev. Albert E. Love and share how the Voter Empowerment Collaboration &nbsp;is continuing the work through civic engagement, youth leadership development, and community empowerment.

VEC Impact Reception

The Voter Empowerment Collaboration (VEC) invites you to join us for a powerful and historic journey as we commemorate the 61st Anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March, honoring the legacy of Bloody Sunday, the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the ongoing fight for democracy, justice, freedom, and righteousness.This pilgrimage is more than a march&mdash;it is an opportunity to reflect, learn, and recommit ourselves to civic engagement and collective liberation as we walk in the footsteps of those who paved the way.Pilgrimage Details Date: Sunday, March 8, 2026Departure Time: 6:00 AMReturn Time: 9:30 PMDeparture &amp; Return Location: IBEW Building501 Pulliam Street Atlanta, GA Where We&rsquo;ll Be Going:<ul data-spread="false" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Selma, Alabama: Brown Chapel AME Church to Edmund Pettis Bridge</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Montgomery, Alabama: The Legacy Museum (400 N Court St., Montgomery, AL)</li></ul>Cost:&nbsp;$75 per personIncludes lunch and entry into the Legacy Museum

VEC Selma Trip

🌟 Support the YCI Leadership Summit! 🌟 The YCI Leadership Summit is a one-day youth leadership and civic engagement experience designed to equip young people with the skills, confidence, and tools to lead in their schools and communities. Through workshops on leadership, civic education, public speaking, storytelling, media advocacy, and community organizing, youth will strengthen their voice and build the capacity to create change.The summit also includes a youth-led back-to-school service project, where participants will collect and assemble supplies for younger students &mdash; combining service, leadership, and civic responsibility in action.Your donation helps fund:<ul data-end="3049" data-start="2878" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li data-end="2910" data-section-id="8keq47" data-start="2878" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Youth leadership programming</li><li data-end="2952" data-section-id="5mtl7n" data-start="2911" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Summit supplies, meals, and materials</li><li data-end="2997" data-section-id="hr87ct" data-start="2953" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Back-to-school service project resources</li><li data-end="3049" data-section-id="1h0cmnn" data-start="2998" fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Youth recognition and action plan presentations</li></ul>Every gift helps empower the next generation of leaders. Donate today and make an impact!

🌟 Support the YCI Leadership Summit! 🌟The YCI Leadership Summit is a one-day youth leadership and civic engagement experience designed to equip young people with the skills, confidence, and tools to lead in their schools and communities. Through workshops on leadership, civic education, public speaking, storytelling, media advocacy, and community organizing, youth will strengthen their voice and build the capacity to create change.The summit also includes a youth-led back-to-school service project, where participants will collect and assemble supplies for younger students — combining service, leadership, and civic responsibility in action.Your donation helps fund:Youth leadership programmingSummit supplies, meals, and materialsBack-to-school service project resourcesYouth recognition and action plan presentationsEvery gift helps empower the next generation of leaders. Donate today and make an impact!

YCI LEADERSHIP SUMMIT 2026

Help send a young person on VEC&#39;s Birmingham Civil Rights Tour this November 14th.This one-day journey retraces the footsteps of the civil rights movement, taking our Young Community Influencers (YCI) and community youth to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, and other landmarks that shaped the fight for voting rights in this country. For many of our students, this will be their first time standing where history was made. Your donation directly covers a student&#39;s seat on the bus, meals for the day, and admission to these historic sites, removing the cost barrier so no young person misses this opportunity because they couldn&#39;t afford it. $85 sponsors one student&#39;s full trip. Every gift, big or small, helps us get closer to filling every seat with a young person ready to learn, grow, and carry this history forward.&quot;Understanding the Past. Empowering the Future.&quot;

Help send a young person on VEC's Birmingham Civil Rights Tour this November 14th.This one-day journey retraces the footsteps of the civil rights movement, taking our Young Community Influencers (YCI) and community youth to the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, 16th Street Baptist Church, Kelly Ingram Park, and other landmarks that shaped the fight for voting rights in this country.For many of our students, this will be their first time standing where history was made. Your donation directly covers a student's seat on the bus, meals for the day, and admission to these historic sites, removing the cost barrier so no young person misses this opportunity because they couldn't afford it.$85 sponsors one student's full trip. Every gift, big or small, helps us get closer to filling every seat with a young person ready to learn, grow, and carry this history forward."Understanding the Past. Empowering the Future."

Sponsor a Youth (Birmingham Civil Rights Tour)

Join Voter Empowerment Collaboration for a one-day round-trip journey from Atlanta to Birmingham, Alabama, retracing the footsteps of the civil rights movement. This educational and cultural experience is open to families, youth, and adults, offering a chance to walk where history was made.Featured landmarks include:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Birmingham Civil Rights Institute</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">16th Street Baptist Church</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Kelly Ingram Park</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A.G. Gaston Motel</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Birmingham Civil Rights District</li></ul>Round-trip charter bus transportation included. &quot;Understanding the Past. Empowering the Future.&quot;

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