The Latinx community of Wilson has zero representation in local government. Furthermore, in the state of North Carolina, there are less than 20 Latinx elected officials even though the Latinx community makes up 10% of the total population.

We began our work as community leaders in 2019. We conducted voter registration drives and encouraged the community to participate civically.

The elections in 2020 were very tumultuous and impacted our community tremendously. The pandemic, the social unrest, and highly polarized elections cemented the importance of this type of programming in our organization. We continued our work to register people to vote. Less than 1000 Latinx people voted in Wilson.

There are many reasons as to why the Latinx community does not vote. As we seek to serve our community, we meet our community where they are at and provide the resources they need to feel confident and empowered to make their voices heard. We are very proud of our 2022 civic engagement efforts.