Youth Civic Leadership
'We the People' means our youngest Americans, too.
Introducing youth to civic engagement allows them to develop critical thinking, civic leadership, and civil discourse skills. Engaged, informed citizens must be able to evaluate situations and act for positive change. Students who can think critically about, and make meaning of, societal issues are better able to navigate their individual environments – and succeed in them.
How we support youth civic leadership
Civic Nebraska headlines

Democracy: Be mine!
February 12, 2025
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Cupid is as cupid does. Here’s our 2025 civic valentines.

3 questions to ask in the ‘shock and awe’ era
February 6, 2025
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Responding to every drop in a river of stimuli is a recipe for despair and defeat.

Nancy Petitto named executive director
February 5, 2025
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Petitto, of Lincoln, succeeds founder Adam Morfeld, who led the organization for 16 years.

Meet Allen Chlopek, rural civic health program manager
February 4, 2025
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The community leader and advocate builds connection and involvement in small towns around our state.

Join us Feb. 10 to discuss key ’25 legislation
February 4, 2025
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Civic Nebraska, Common Cause of Nebraska, and the League of Women Voters of Nebraska will host an informational session on Zoom to prepare voters for the upcoming legislative debate for LB541, which would severely roll back Nebraskans’ voting rights.

Lincoln for Fair Housing tops 15,300 petition signatures
February 3, 2025
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The coalition needed 8,825 signatures to put fair housing on the May ballot. It got more than 15,300.