Mr. Centineo understands firsthand the apathy many young people feel toward the political system, since he sat out the election in 2016. “I told myself that because I wasn’t an educated voter, it would be more dangerous for me to vote,” he said. In March, Mr. Centineo, Mr. Heller, an entrepreneur, and Paul Leighton, a business manager, started Favored Nations, a nonprofit that directs funds to organizations focused on climate change, L.G.B.T.Q. Keep up with Election 2020Already, young people are showing up in record numbers for this year’s presidential election. Still, there are many young people who have yet to vote, and Mr. Centineo hopes his efforts, which are deliberately nonpartisan, will energize some of them.

Source: New York Times October 27, 2020 16:52 UTC