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Assertion Supported
Leon: Only about one in four US adults can name all three government branches
“Civic knowledge is at an all time low. It's around one in four adults can name all three branches of the federal government.”
Beverly Leon Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 12:14 How I Built Resilience: Beverly Leon of Local Civics
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Leon: Local Civics bootstrapped to six-figure revenue without outside capital
“And, you know, in, in the past year, you know, we, we've been able to bootstrap our company through just a couple grants from Columbia, from different social venture funds to actually grow our revenues, you know, into the six figures. And that's something that…”
Beverly Leon Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 18:24 How I Built Resilience: Beverly Leon of Local Civics
Assertion Supported
Leon: Only about 43% of 18-29 year olds voted in 2016
“So, 2016, you know, in particular for young people, only about 43% of my age cohort voted in the presidential election. So that's 18 to 29 year olds. 43% showed up for one of our largest, our presidential election.”
Beverly Leon Feb 18, 2021 ▶ 11:19 How I Built Resilience: Beverly Leon of Local Civics
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