In 2005, CVH combined its desire to show impact in key electoral districts (through increasing the percentage of people voting) with its desire to elevate the issue of poverty in the campaign discourse. CVH decided to start the geographic work of voter contact in the neighborhood right outside the office doors, East Harlem…a community with a high number of registered voters, but particularly bleak rates of voter turnout. A team of community canvassers were hired and trained to knock on doors and talk to people. This document is a mini-case study about how we were able to use our Voter Engagement Project to build our campaigns.
