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THE CIVIC CIRCLE’S MISSION to empower students to understand and participate in democracy has become more crucial than ever, and on this global day of giving, we invite you to join our “Give Hope” campaign. Whether you give $5, $50 or $500, your GivingTuesday contribution will help revive democracy by lifting up youth voices through the arts, and teaching young students real-world civic skills like voting, news literacy and public service! THERE ARE MANY WAYS for you to

Video Credit: Montgomery Community Media GIVING TUESDAY IS TOMORROW and The Civic Circle invites you to join our “Give Hope” campaign so we can put our program, and our  organization, on a path to sustainability. The Civic Circle is expanding to bring arts-based civic learning to students in the Middle and High School grades. We are also raising the funds to hire senior staff to ensure that our program can keep growing and thriving. There’s never

IT’S THE SEASON TO GIVE THANKS, and The Civic Circle expresses gratitude to all the many individual donors, sponsors, and collaborators who make it possible for us to bring high-quality civic arts programs to students in our region. Together, we are advancing literacy, social and emotional and civic skills, and empowering students to engage in democracy and in their communities. Thank you! IF YOU’RE LOOKING for gratitude and inspiration yourself, you’ll find it at The Civic Circle’s

THE GIVING SEASON is almost here, and The Civic Circle invites you to join a campaign we’re calling “Give Hope.” The campaign kicks off on Tuesday, December 3, when we will join the global movement to give back and celebrate generosity.  GivingTuesday started as a response to consumerism, but this year we are lifting up hope as an antidote to mistrust and disengagement. Students in our programs learn that their voices matter, and that democracy demands their participation.

THIS ELECTION’S OUTCOME begs a response, even from a nonpartisan group such as The Civic Circle that does not endorse or oppose any candidate, party or cause. What we do endorse is the seven “steps to democracy” at the heart of our program, which cut across the partisan divide. These include civility, truth, elections, volunteering, First Amendment freedoms, and public service — civic skills that we boil down for students to one word each: Listen, Learn, Choose, Join,