Strenthening Democracy One Classroom at a Time The
Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago (CRFC) strengthens
American democracy by providing elementary and secondary
students with hands-on learning about the Constitution to
prepare them for informed civic engagement. Nonprofit and
nonpartisan, CRFC designs and conducts local, national, and
international programs that emphasize current and historical
controversies involving rights, law, and policy. CRFC was
founded in 1974 as part of the Constitutional Rights Foundation
in Los Angeles and became an independent 501(c)(3) organization
in 1990. CRFC reaches the nation’s youngest citizens through:
CRFC’s student programs promote the nonpartisan discussion of
controversial public issues to help students understand multiple
perspectives and promote greater civility in American democracy.
CRFC uses real-life constitutional questions so students can
determine their own answers and find their own voices on civic
issues. CRFC provides research-based professional devel