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Causes: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Democracy

Mission: The Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago (CRFC) strengthens American democracy by providing elementary and secondary students with hands-on learning about the Constitution to prepare them for informed civic engagement. Nonprofit and nonpartisan, CRFC designs and conducts local, national, and international programs that emphasize current and historical controversies involving rights, law, and policy. CRFC was founded in 1974 as part of the Constitutional Rights Foundation in Los Angeles and became an independent 501(c)(3) organization in 1990.

Target demographics: prepare young people for informed civic engagement

Programs: The Action-Based Communities Project, Illinois Youth Summit, Equal Justice Under Law, The Edward J. Lewis II Lawyers in the Classroom Program, Primary VOICE and the CRFC Annual Professional Development Conference for Teachers in Civics, Law, and Government.

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