Power Hour Volunteer

Engage with Power Coalition for an hour at a time to mobilize voters across the state!

Power Cluster Volunteer Group

Volunteer with a group to energize your community and multiply your impact! 

Help Us Mobilize Power Voters Across Louisiana

As we prepare for the upcoming elections, we need your help to mobilize voters across Louisiana. It is time to unleash the power of our voices and our votes to elect leaders who are accountable to our communities and committed to doing the work of the people.

In 2026, the decisions made at every level of the ballot—from constitutional amendments and judicial races to local offices and the Public Service Commission—will shape the future of our communities. That's why we're building a statewide volunteer movement to educate voters, protect voting rights, and increase voter participation across Louisiana.

Power Coalition for Equity and Justice is working to engage hundreds of thousands of voters through voter education, phone banking, text banking, canvassing, digital outreach, community events, and Election Protection efforts.

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In 2023 we need 200,000 more BIPOC to vote to reach 60% voter turnout!

People are most likely to turn out to vote if they are contacted three times.

We are encouraging you and your networks to engage in Power Hours and get groups of people to build Power Clusters to reach folks across Louisiana and encourage them to vote!

Power Coalition for Equity and Justice partners will be reaching out to more than 492,800 voters across Louisiana.

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Power Coalition volunteers (including you!) can help us reach the other 123,200 voters.

With 1 Power Hour You Can Make a Difference

Power Hour volunteer activity is limited to texting, phone banking, or canvassing per hour. Your hour can’t be split between activities.
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Power Hour Volunteer

1-5 People

With 1 Power Hour, 1 Person can send up to 1,000 texts or make 50 phone calls.
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6-10 People

With 1 Power Hour, 2-5 people can send up to 2,000 - 5,000 texts or make 100-250 phone calls.
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11-15 People
With 1 Power Hour, 6-10 people can send 6,000-10,000 texts or make 300-500 phone calls.
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16-20 People

With 1 Power Hour, 11-20 people can send up to 11,000-20,000 texts or make 550-1000 phone calls.
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21-25 People

With 1 Power Hour, 21-30 people can send 21,000-30,000 texts or make 1050-1500 phone calls.
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26-30 People

With 1 Power Hour, 31-40 people can send up to 31,000-40,000 texts or make 1550-2000 phone calls.
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31-35 People
With 1 Power Hour, 21-30 people can send 21,000-30,000 texts or make 1050-1500 phone calls.
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36-40 People
With 1 Power Hour, 31-40 people can send up to 31,000-40,000 texts or make 1550-2000 phone calls.

Power Coalition and partners will continue to hold Voter Registration Drives to reach the 145,000 Black people who are unregistered to vote across Louisiana.

Power Cluster Volunteer Group

Get Engaged! Power Coalition will be awarding mini grants to the Power Clusters that reach the most people this GOTV season. Register your Power Cluster today and let’s have some fun!

Volunteer Opportunities

Phone Banking

Connect with your community by giving them a call! Phone banking is a process that is virtually connected to our voter database that involves calling people to register to vote, get out to vote, notify them of upcoming events, and keep them in the loop with ways to be civically engaged.

Peer-to-Peer Texting

Connect with your community by sending them a text message! Through a texting application that connects to our voter database, you can send messages encouraging people to register to vote, get out to vote, notify them of upcoming events, and keep them in the loop with ways to be civically engaged.

Election Protection

Election Protection is an opportunity to ensure that voters have a safe, accessible, and comfortable environment to cast their votes. The purpose of Election Protection is to help voters, collect data that address obstacles facing voters, and support reform that advocates for increased access to the ballot.

Event Support

The Power Coalition hosts numerous events throughout the year including but not limited to listening sessions, candidate forums, and election day activities. Volunteering for event support looks like working with the Power Coalition team to set up these events, coordinating with community members, and any additional support that may be needed. *Note: Due to COVID-19 many events will be virtual (e.g. zoom, webinar, facebook live, etc.)
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