Mi Familia Vota Democracy Fellows Program: Arizona

Thank you for your interest in applying for the Mi Familia Vota Democracy Fellows Program! The MFV Team is excited to learn more about your civic engagement journey, and find out how our organization can best support you in your goal of supporting your community, family, and yourself.

Program Overview
The MFV Democracy Fellows Program is an opportunity for high school juniors and seniors to take part in real-world experiences related to the field of civic engagement. Our Democracy Fellows will be provided with enriching opportunities, vast networks, and a strong base of support from Mi Familia Vota - ultimately, we want each Democracy Fellow to become the leaders of our future! As Mi Familia Vota continues to advocate in our four issue areas - immigration, education equity, democracy defense, and environmental justice - we hope to provide students a platform to join along our efforts and learn more about why our organization is so focused on addressing these challenges in our society.

The program ranges from January through May of 2024. We expect students to commit to the full length of the program.

The program will consist of 2 monthly virtual workshops where students will be able to engage with an expert that works in the unique issue area being covered each month. Additionally, students will be asked to meet with the Mi Familia Vota team in-person in our Phoenix office once a month for an in-person workshop and activity session.

Mission of the Fellowship
We seek to foster the next generation of community-oriented leaders in Maricopa County by providing youth with opportunities to learn about immigration, education equity, democracy defense, and environmental justice.

To apply for the MFV Democracy Fellows Program, we ask that you meet the following requirements:

1. Be a current 11th or 12th grade student in Maricopa County
2. Display a strong interest in civic engagement and public service

Please complete the application below and answer all the questions. If you have any questions for the MFV team, please contact us via our email, azinfo@mifamiliavota.org. You can also call us via our hotline, 1-833-VOTAMOS.

Visit Mi Familia Vota Arizona's page to learn more about the work we do!

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Application Questions:

Description: In this portion of the application, we would like for you to provide us with an overview of your commitment to public service and civic engagement! We want to hear more about who you are as an emerging leader, and how you believe Mi Familia Vota can support you with your goals through our fellowship. Please provide thoughtful and thorough responses to each question.

Mi Familia Vota firmly believes in the power of storytelling as a way of connecting ourselves with our community. Please share your story with us! Tell us about yourself, what you enjoy doing, what your goals and ambitions are - we want to understand how we can best support you through this program!

Question 1

In our ever-changing world, it is more important than ever to be a leader capable of being flexible during challenging times. Tell us about a challenging time you have gone through and how you overcame it.

Question 2

Civic engagement is a collection of actions performed by an individual or community to address an issue in society. What issue are you passionate about and why?

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