Problem Statement: Citizens in New Haven, CT, and across the USA encounter barriers when attempting to register to vote, particularly if they are first-time voters.

Target Group: The target group for this project comprises citizens in New Haven, CT, and across the USA who need to register to vote in order to participate in elections and have their voices heard.

Proposed Solution: The hub collaborated with national and local partners to facilitate voter registration for citizens in New Haven, CT, and across the USA. The hub accomplished this by providing access to a user-friendly voter registration platform and assisting individuals in navigating the registration process.

Hub Activities: The hub, in partnership with national and local organizations, undertook several activities to address the voter registration issue. Hub members volunteered at local events, collaborated with healthcare workers and institutions to offer accessible registration opportunities to patients, and engaged other Global Shapers hubs throughout the USA.

Short & Long-Term Goals/Results: The project's short and long-term objectives involve initiating the voter registration process for a significant number of individuals. The hub has successfully initiated over 30,000 instances of the voter registration process through provided links.

Available Metrics: Efforts have yielded over 30,000 instances of the voter registration process being initiated through the links provide (https://vot-er.org/hdc-impact/ - scroll down to where it's broken down by school - the project is under "Yale School of Medicine" ; the number above counts before the final day of the friendly competition that took place in September)

Collaborators: The project involved collaboration with various partners, including Vot-ER, Yale New Haven Health, and several Global Shapers hubs. Noteworthy collaborators include Sila from Albuquerque, NM (VC); Mitch from Minneapolis, MN (Curator); Laura from Lancaster, PA (Curator); Cathy and Eilana from Miami, FL; Emma from Seattle, WA (Curator); Keenon and Kojo from Baltimore (VC and Impact Officer).