Research shows that minority and economically-disadvantaged students receive the fewest opportunities in school for thoughtful engagement with critical issues and with the political process, our goal is to reach students from all backgrounds. Philanthropic support from generous donors helps our national civic engagement organization serve students and teachers from vulnerable communities and provide access to Close Up programs, professional development, and classroom resources.
Your support helps us create a diverse learning community in which students and teachers from different backgrounds work together to strengthen our democracy. For information about giving and sponsorship opportunities, please email or call us at 800 CLOSEUP.
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The Claude Pepper Foundation has provided funding to provide need-based scholarships to students from Miami, FL, since 2015. Check out some highlights of our work with 2021 Claude Pepper Scholars!
Individuals who are more affluent are much more likely to participate in politics than those who are less affluent. -National Bureau of Economic Research, 2018
I’m truly blown away by what Close Up’s been able to accomplish in the last two weeks during IMPACT 2020…
The material seems very high level, and my daughter’s been very motivated to participate every day. I wanted to be sure to commend the staff on providing such a great experience!
Close Up made me realize how SIGNIFICANT my thoughts and views are…
Although everyone will not always agree, everyone has a voice and needs to be heard.
As a government teacher, it’s nice to have more resources…
for teaching media literacy and having students critically think about the information they receive.
Close Up brought me CLOSER to politics…
the entire notion no longer seemed obscure. I became very involved in politics on the local and national level.
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