Ohio
On the ballot- ·U.S. Senate & House
- ·Governor
- ·Attorney General
- ·Secretary of State
- ·State Supreme Court
- ·State Senate & House
Vol. I · Cohort 1 · Spring 2026Nonpartisan · Youth-led · 7 states
Cohort 2 waitlist · open now
KEEP
knocking.
KEEP
voting.
A nonpartisan fellowship teaching one thousand young people, ages seventeen to twenty-one, how to build civic power in their state, one door at a time.
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A letter to the class of '26The stakes are not
The stakes are not
"someday."
They are November 3rd.
Every primary, every runoff, every quiet local race is a door waiting to be knocked. We're not asking you to be perfect, or to know every policy. We're asking you to show up, for your block, your campus, your future, and bring a friend.
Election DayNovember 3, 2026
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Voter pledge deadline · October 6, 2026
What's at stake · 2026This isn't a
This isn't a
midterm.
It's a referendum.
In each Keep Knocking state, young voters will help decide governorships, U.S. Senate seats, state supreme courts, and the laws that shape housing, healthcare, and the cost of going to school. We meet them at the door before someone else decides for them.
Georgia
On the ballot- ·U.S. Senate & House
- ·Governor
- ·Lt. Governor
- ·Attorney General
- ·Secretary of State
- ·State Senate & House
New York
On the ballot- ·U.S. House
- ·State Senate & Assembly
- ·Local judges
- ·Ballot questions on housing
California
On the ballot- ·U.S. Senate & House
- ·Governor
- ·Attorney General
- ·State Legislature
- ·Statewide propositions
Virginia
On the ballot- ·U.S. House
- ·House of Delegates
- ·Local school boards
- ·Commonwealth's Attorneys
Florida
On the ballot- ·U.S. House
- ·State Legislature
- ·State constitutional amendments
- ·Local school boards
DC
On the ballot- ·Council Chair & At-Large seats
- ·Federal voting representation push
- ·Statehood advocacy
Portrait of a cohortMeet the
Meet the
fellows.
Seventeen Door Knock Leaders. Seven state chapters, Georgia, Florida, Virginia, Washington DC, California, Ohio, and New York. From Spelman, Cornell, Norfolk State, Ohio State, and Howard, organizing the issues that hit closest to home: affordable student housing, voter access, Black maternal health, deed theft, and the cost of living.
GA · 8NY · 4OH · 3VA · 1CA · 1DC · 1FL · 1
Want a seat at this table? Cohort 2 opens August 2026.
Join the Cohort 2 waitlist
Aileen Nanje
Georgia & DCBridges the gap between Atlanta organizing and Capitol Hill, connecting state-level wins to the federal policy conversations that decide them.
Jarrius Jackson
GeorgiaConnects young men across Atlanta to the ballot box through one-on-one organizing, the demographic most often written off, met where they actually are.
Nataliah Olden
Georgia & FloridaCross-state organizer working between Georgia and Florida, two of the country's most contested electorates, connecting Southern student movements across state lines.
Sydney Hopkins
OhioOSU Housing Justice
Leading the OSU Housing Justice campaign, organizing students around rent transparency, dorm overflow, and the affordable-housing squeeze that quietly pushes peers out of school.
Rani Green
New YorkDeed Theft · Maternal Health
Organizing New York neighborhoods around deed theft and the maternal health care crisis, protecting Black homeownership and birthing rights on the same block.
Nicole Moses
New YorkBuilding civic infrastructure across the five boroughs, connecting young New Yorkers to the local races and ballot questions that shape rent, schools, and policing.
Chelsea Jones
New YorkTurning campus conversations into voter turnout, linking students to the down-ballot races that decide what they pay for housing, healthcare, and tuition.
The rest of the cohort
10 more fellowsSR
Samantha Redding
GeorgiaPolitical Science Graduate
Atlanta organizer turning years of service-industry leadership into community outreach. Goal-oriented, deadline-driven, and committed to making civic participation tangible block by block.
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Rachael Ellis
GeorgiaAtlanta-based organizer working alongside Rep. Park Cannon's team to translate state policy into action young voters can actually see on their block.
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Malik Roberts
GeorgiaMobilizing peers across Atlanta universities, building the kind of campus-to-Capitol pipeline that turns a class schedule into a voting plan.
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Tori Sadler
GeorgiaBuilds voter education programs across HBCU campuses, turning student traditions into civic infrastructure that outlasts any single election.
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Amira McDuffie
Georgia & OhioSpelman College · Sociology & Public Health
Gates Scholar at Spelman researching Black maternal health and medical distrust. Lobbies at the Georgia State Capitol with the Spelman Health Advocacy Initiative and leads tabling actions at the Ohio Statehouse.
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Kumani Shomari
VirginiaNorfolk State University · Political Science
Summa Cum Laude pre-law student and Deputy Field Organizer with NextGen America. Hit 134% of her outreach quota in her first week and trains young Virginians for civic engagement.
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Gabrielle Wilson
OhioSit-in · Ohio State Capitol
Organizing a sit-in at the Ohio State Capitol, turning direct action into a public demand that state lawmakers reckon with student-centered policy.
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Nina Leach
New YorkCornell University · Neurobiology
Cornell Biology Scholar who founded a Brooklyn community center serving 160+ families. Leads Juneteenth programming and Black maternal health advocacy across New York.
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Parker Chambers
CaliforniaWest Coast fellow organizing California students around voter access, cost of living, and the policy fights that ripple from Sacramento to the rest of the country.
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Kenneth Mitchell
DCDC-based fellow working at the intersection of federal policy and local civic engagement, turning the city's political proximity into organizing power for young residents.
The Direct-Action Beats
What they're organizing on.
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Affordable Student Housing
Fellows in Ohio and Georgia are building campus-to-Capitol pressure on rent caps, dorm overflow, and the housing squeeze that pushes students out of school.
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Voter Access on Campus
Pop-up registration tables, ride-to-the-polls plans, and deadline trackers for every state and every primary we cover.
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Black Maternal Health & Care
From Spelman to Brooklyn, fellows are organizing on the political determinants of health, the everyday issues that decide whether young voters can even show up.
Cohort 2 · Aug – Nov 2026
The runway to Election Day.
Cohort 2 lands the plane. August through November, the four months that decide whether young voters show up. Get your name on the list.
States we're recruiting in
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Two ways inLead the block,
Lead the block,
or open the door.
For the organizer.
- i. $400 stipend and a certificate of completion.
- ii. Plan one direct action with support on the issues you choose.
- iii. Knock doors with fellow students and get a tour of your block.
- iv. Join a national network of young organizers.
For the voter.
- i. Register and complete the pledge by Oct 6, 2026.
- ii. Get every deadline on your calendar.
- iii. Vote in the 2026 Primary & General.
- iv. Join one thousand young voters nationwide.
What we've doneFrom the Capitol
From the Capitol
to your block.
By the numbers
A movement, measured.
1,000
Young voters reached
17
Door Knock Leaders
7
States, four regions
500
Doors to knock
For donors & partnersSponsor a fellow.
Sponsor a fellow.
Move a generation.
Keep Knocking is a civic engagement program founded by GA State Rep. Park Cannon and operated as a for-profit business. Every dollar funds youth-led organizing in seven states ahead of the 2026 elections, stipends, training, materials, and the on-the-ground infrastructure that turns 17–21 year olds into voters for life.
1,000
Voters reached
17
Fellows
7
States
Send via Zelle
parkcannonconsulting@gmail.com
Memo: "Keep Knocking, Sponsor a Fellow"
$25
Pizza for a chapter meeting
Feeds a state chapter while they plan their next direct action.
$100
Pledge cards & literature
Door-knocking materials for one fellow's full cohort.
$400
Sponsor one Door Knock Leader
Covers a fellow's stipend for the entire April–July cohort.
$1,300
Fund a state-capitol action
Three fellows on the ground for a special legislative session.
$2,000
Sponsor a state chapter
Materials, stipends, and meeting space for a full state team.
Fiscal sponsorship details available on request. Contact keepknockingfellows@gmail.com.