We are scaling local work on a national level… and we are loving it!
Former House Speaker Tip O’Neil once said “all politics is local” and while that may be true, we make local issues a national priority. Part of our mission is to partner with organizations that believe in our cause, do voter ID work in our communities, and scale it to a national level!
We are doing the work that we think is right and the work that will change the world for the better and increase access to the ballot box for so many Americans. However, we’re smart enough to know that reaching 21 million eligible voters who do not have an ID in this nation is hard and we simply cannot do it alone. So in an effort to expand our bandwidth, we are partnering with organizations all over the nation in local communities that do this work. We’ve built the BEST partnerships with so many incredible organizations.
Just this past week, in Central Florida (the Orlando area) we have partnered with two amazing organizations, SALT and IDignity. Both of these organizations serve the homeless population in order to provide showers, haircuts, meals, and the essentials to survive. IDignity, an organization that has served over 20,000 people, works diligently to get state IDs and the supporting documentation involved in the process for so many underserved men and women in our society. What makes us unique, is that Spread The Vote also works with citizens to register them to vote and gets them to the polls during GOTV (Get Out The Vote) efforts. This is what make our partnerships so special. We are complementing the work so many local organizations are already doing and we are happy to be a part of it. We believe in the work we do but we also believe in building community as we do it. By partnering with organizations that empower our communities in a responsible and demonstrable way, it allows us all to serve and reach so many more people. And nothing, absolutely nothing, makes us happier than that!
Check us out on Channel 2 in Central FL here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuaGoMhc2po&feature=youtu.be

Being on the ground, in local communities with these organizations every day has been one of the most rewarding things we have done in Florida. Our volunteers work with them and their volunteers work with us…and together, side-by-side, we are changing the world.
If you’re in Florida and interested in volunteering with us, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me at gina@spreadthevote.org
Best,
Gina Miles
Florida State Director, Spread The Vote
