We are a growing nonpartisan group of youth, community organizations, educators, universities, and other partners committed to preparing all students to become more civically aware and involved. What binds us together is our commitment to advancing high quality and equitable civic learning opportunities. We exist to make Rhode Island the national leader in ensuring that civics is a core component of every young person’s educational journey.

membership tiers

  • Leader Tier

    The RICLC Leadership Tier consists of Committee Chairs. Leadership will dedicate approximately 5-6 hours of month commitment to RICLC initiatives which include serving as members of the Steering Committee, attending Steering Committee meetings, leading assigned committee meetings, overseeing strategic planning efforts and working groups.

  • Member Tier

    The RICLC Member Tier is for anyone interested in serving on a committee. Members agree to approximately 2-3 hours of monthly commitment to RICLC. This includes attending All Member meetings, committee meetings and supporting ongoing RICLC initiatives and actions.

  • Affiliate Tier

    The RICLC Affiliate Tier agrees to attend All Member meetings when possible, reading and staying informed through RICLC newsletters and network updates and supporting RICLC actions when possible. Affiliates should anticipate 1-2 hours of monthly commitment.

join the coalition

If you’re interested in joining the coalition either as an individual or as an organization please submit an interest form and sign up for a membership info session.

Committees

 

  • Responsible for recruiting youth members; elevating youth voice in decision making processes in RICLC; advocating for and building the demand for civics education across RI; training and strategizing youth priorities within RICLC. (more to come as Fellows continue to develop)

  • RICLC’s Advocacy Committee will be responsible for driving and overseeing RICLC’s legislative agenda and strategies. This includes both legislative and executive advocacy as well as implementation support.

  • Responsible for advocating and supporting the public narrative of equitable civic learning and providing educational resources and support to the community and RIDE efforts.

  • Consist of Committee Chairs and GC as conveners. The main role of the Chairs include: Planning and facilitating committee meetings; Overseeing structure, culture, relationship building and communication with committee members; Overseeing accountability and engagement of members; Supporting RICLC strategy development and grant writing