Every voice matters. Join us and make sure every caregiver’s voice is heard at the polls.
Support our Childcare for Voters program and help open additional drop-in childcare sites at polling places in NYC and beyond THIS November.
Your gift gives power to all parents (and gets more parents to the polls)
You already know that it’s the underrepresented and underprivileged in our nation whose voices most urgently need to be heard. One of the top-cited reasons these voices go unheard is the financial burden of childcare.
It’s not enough to have a seat at the table. We want to make sure everyone gets there – and has a role in the conversation. That’s why we’re setting up drop-in childcare sites for voters.
But we need your help. Can you help us fund a Childcare for Voters site co-located with a polling place?
We got our start in the polling place line
Watching the news coverage of long polling lines during the 2016 election, Politisit founder Rachel Sowray—at the time an attorney and mother of a toddler—realized that many families likely faced an impossible choice: pay a babysitter so they could vote, or pay the bills so they could live.
With the help of donors like you, Politisit has covered the cost of thousands of hours of childcare for hard-working parents. We’ve even helped three moms who became so engaged they ran for elected positions (and won!).
As a nonpartisan organization, we don’t influence outcomes—only engagement.
Our mission is to enable caregivers to influence legislation and policy so it reflects their needs. By getting more voices to the table, we can strengthen our communities and our democracy.