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Founded in 1994, Earth Force’s goal is to teach action civics through the lenses of STEM knowledge, civic skills, and environmental motivation.
 * Earth Force

They “envision a world where everyone has the knowledge and skills they need to participate in environmental decision making in their community.” Earth Force hosts the Chesapeake Bay Caring for our Watersheds contest and the Rocky Mountain Environmental Challenge in Colorado. The nongovernmental association Generation Citizen has implemented action civics programs in public schools since 2010. Their mission is to, “transform civics education so that young people are equipped and inspired to exercise their civic power.”
 * Generation Citizen

Generation Citizen (GC) partners with participating schools and provides trained college student Democratic Coaches to go into history and civics classes to teach civics. Its curriculum is ‘student-centered and action-oriented’ and has the main goal to empower youth through teaching action civics. Generation Citizen teaches action civics through their “Advocacy Hourglass.” The steps include identifying a community issue, narrowing it down to a focus issue, selecting a root cause, focusing on a goal, selecting targets, and developing tactics to solve the issue. They have financial support from the Bezos Family Foundation, New York Community Trust, and United Airlines. Established in Texas in 2013 through Baylor University, iEngage is a free, weeklong summer “civics institute” for students in grades 5-9, ages 9-14. Their mission is to develop young people’s civic and political competence while strengthening communities through inquiry-based civics programs regarding local community issues. In small groups based on grade-level, teachers help students research community issues and create a plan of action. iEngage also holds field trips to legislative libraries and hosts political guest speakers. The Junior State of America (JSA) is a Californian non-profit formed in 1934 with the goal of helping high school students develop leadership and political participation skills. Their values are "leadership, empowerment, accountability, and diversity/inclusion." JSA leads conventions and summer programs to teach students more about civics processes. The organization's notable alumni include Leon Panetta, Mike McCurry, and Tom Brady and 3 Congresspeople: Mark Takano, Derek Kilmer, and Zoe Lofgren. Founded in 1998, the Mikva Challenge is one of the first major action civics organizations. Also responsible for coining the term 'action civics' in 2007, the organization was founded as a tribute to Abner Mikva and his wife. Their mission is to “develop youth to be empowered, informed, and active citizen who will promote a just and equitable society.” The Mikva Challenge has three chapters in California, Illinois, and Washington DC, with over 50,000 students participating each year across chapters. Founded in 1994, Youth on Board (YOB) facilitates youth organizing in the Boston Area. Their work follows the YOB-created “Action and Support Model” where leadership (action) and development (support) overlap to create relationships and listening. Their mission statement is to, "revolutionize the role of young people in society by: changing attitudes... supporting young people... and ensuring that policies, practices, and laws reflect young people's role as... members of their communities.”
 * iEngage
 * Junior State of America
 * Mikva Challenge
 * Youth On Board

They have established presence in 5 countries, 27 states, and 100 schools. Youth On Board has relationships with many local Boston educational organizations, such as Boston Education Justice Alliance, Boston Public Schools, and the Green Justice Coalition.