<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Election Connection]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[http://kcelections.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Lilia Cabello Drain]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://kcelections.com/author/liliacd/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[Voter Education Fund kickoff was a&nbsp;success!]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>It was a long day of training and information but the recipients of our <a href="https://kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/education-and-outreach/voter-education-fund.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Voters Education Fund program</a> were happy to participate!</p>
<p>Thank you to every organization who came to our kickoff today and who is doing great things to help expand voter education and outreach to underserved communities throughout King County!</p>
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<p>The Voter Education Fund is a government, philanthropic and community partnership led by King County Elections and Seattle Foundation to remove barriers to voting in underserved and underrepresented communities. Through this partnership, 33 organizations are receiving grants totaling more than $460,000 to increase voter engagement in underserved communities.</p>
<p>Big shoutout to our partner the <a href="https://www.seattlefoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Seattle Foundation</a> and K<a href="https://www.kingcounty.gov/council/dembowski.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ing County Councilmember Rod Dembowski</a> for leading the group and speaking about the importance of this program!</p>
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<p>The full list of 2018 grantees is below. For more information, read the official press release <a href="https://www.kingcounty.gov/depts/elections/about-us/newsroom/news-releases/2018/may/2-voter-education-fund-invests.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noopener">here.</a></p>
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<ul>
<li>APACEvotes</li>
<li>Asian Counseling and Referral Service</li>
<li>B.E.S.T.</li>
<li>Blackout WA</li>
<li>Coalition of Immigrants, Refugees and Communities of Color (CIRCC)</li>
<li>Entre Hermanos</li>
<li>Eritrean Association of Greater Seattle</li>
<li>International Community Health Services</li>
<li>Ingersoll Gender Center</li>
<li>Institute for Community Learning</li>
<li>InterIm CDA</li>
<li>Korean American Coalition</li>
<li>Latino Community Fund</li>
<li>LGBTQ Allyship</li>
<li>Longhouse Media</li>
<li>Mother Africa</li>
<li>NAMI Eastside</li>
</ul>
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<ul>
<li>Nsanga Corporation3</li>
<li>OneAmerica</li>
<li>Open Doors for Multicultural Families</li>
<li>Real Change</li>
<li>ReWA</li>
<li>Sea Mar Community Health Centers</li>
<li>Seattle King County NAACP</li>
<li>SOAR</li>
<li>Somali Family Safety Task Force</li>
<li>Seattle/King County Coalition on Homelessness</li>
<li>Southwest Youth &amp; Family Services</li>
<li>South Park Information and Resource Center</li>
<li>URBVOTE</li>
<li>Washington Bus</li>
<li>Washington Community Action Network</li>
<li>West Hill Community Association</li>
</ul>
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