How Our Grassroots Groups Connected with Communities in 2022

Data from organizations we supported for our Spring into Action and Fall 2022 campaigns:

Valley Voices

Engaged in 55,706 community conversations in Kings County - more than 40 events where they tabled to increase Latino voter engagement.

Increased Latino voter turnout by 324 individuals compared to the 2018 turnout.
Added a voter education table at a weekly popular swap meet in Hanford that draws potential voters from surrounding counties and at a local church for 3 months before the election.
Cured 115 ballots from challenged signature and missing signature lists in 2022.

Valley Forward

Hired a team of 20 students for 3 months before the primary and knocked on 34,000 doors. 8,300 resulted in a conversation (24% contact rate).

Student canvassers knocked on 18,000 doors in the two months before the general election that resulted in a conversation in Fresno, Madera and Tulare counties. (20% contact rate).
Later in 2023, Valley Forward will be researching communication strategies for Latino communities in the Central Valley.

Delano Guardians

Delano Guardians hired young people to canvas about issues before the primary election along with experienced volunteers in N. Kern county.

Canvassers knocked on 4,200 doors and had 1,500 conversations leaving door hanger leaflets.
Hosted forums on crime, justice, and water as well as other community issues.
Rented an office, bought a copy machine and computer for their civic engagement work.

Dolores Huerta Foundation

DHF’s unique and powerful community-based approach has proven to be one of the most effective models for protecting civil and human rights, increasing participation in our democracy, and delivering vital services that improve access to health care, education, employment, and more.

Whether it’s bringing vital relief in the wake of natural disasters, registering voters, helping families impacted by COVID-19, empowering youth leaders through training and mentorship, or mobilizing our hundreds of Vecinos Unidos volunteers to build grassroots power in their communities, all of DHF’s work is vital to the future we all want.
Organizers trained over 260 youth and hundreds of Vecinos Unidos to engage in non-partisan voter registration, outreach, and education reaching over 18,000 voters in and around Kern County.

Dolores Huerta Action Found

DHAF expanded its electoral field work more than ever before in its history and met all field campaign quantitative goals in Kern county.

Total # of knocks and calls: 121,513 I
Total # of voters contacted: 24,232
Total # volunteer shifts: 771

Together, we can build a coalition of individuals and groups that promote democracy, fair representation, and improved lives of our Central Valley neighbors.