Citizenship Counts is a 501(c)(3) non-partisan organization dedicated to improving civics education by actively engaging America’s youth and the greater community in the democratic process.

Citizenship Counts advances an interactive, multi-disciplinary curriculum that culminates in students planning and hosting a community-based naturalization ceremony in the school and voter registration drive. Students work within the judicial branch to learn about the value and responsibilities of citizenship under the Constitution while learning tolerance, understanding and appreciation for our country’s diversity and democracy.

Our mission is to inspire and empower middle and high school students throughout the United States by engaging them in a civics education curriculum that builds a better understanding of the value and responsibilities of citizenship. Citizenship Counts curriculum engages American youth to be involved in their communities, to be responsible, participatory and socially-just citizens and creates a greater awareness and appreciation among all Americans about the benefits of living in a diverse, inclusive and democratic country.

Through the Citizenship Counts curriculum, all citizens will have greater access to naturalization ceremonies in their communities, providing more Americans with a deeper understanding of, and tolerance for, the role that legal immigration has played in creating our diverse and dynamic country. In addition, naturalized citizens will be welcomed into the United States and will be given opportunities to actively engage in their communities.