real people. real stories.
Relentless programs recruit people to organize their friends and family to vote, and compensates organizers for their time.
No experience necessary. In fact, we especially want to recruit people without any experience voting or organizing.
“Before the program I felt like voting didn’t matter. I thought — ‘They’re going to put who they want in there anyway.’
When I listened to each person in the program, it motivated me. I had never done any organizing before but I connected with people — even people I thought had left town — and I really enjoyed it.“
— Shatania, Mississippi. First-time voter in 2023.
“I just started being a voter. Now that you get older — and you wake up to different news every morning — I’m more into politics.
Going out and talking to people about voting turned out great for me. I was doing it on the phone, but if I saw someone at the store I would talk to them there, too. People I knew who had never voted — registered to vote and they came out and voted.”
— Bettiste, Mississippi. Started voting again in 2023.
“I hadn’t voted for about five years, but I really wanted to see a change — and you can’t complain if you don’t use your voice.
It was a good experience — it felt good telling people about positive things happening in the community. Some of the people I talked to hadn’t been voting either and I convinced them to vote.“
— Kayla, Mississippi. Started voting again in 2023.