Just come once
Second Wednesday, 7 PM. Sit at the back and see what you think. Guests are welcome at every meeting.
Get involved
You do not have to be able to give a lot. Coming to one meeting is a real contribution, and so is two hours on a Saturday. Pick whichever of these is actually true for you.
Start anywhere
Four ways in
Knock some doors
Canvasses and phone banks for the candidates we endorsed. Training happens on the spot — you'll be paired with someone who's done it before.
Use what you're good at
Photo, video, design, spreadsheets, writing, or just knowing a lot of people. Our media and outreach are run by members.
Bring your people
The most useful thing you can do for the club. Bring a friend to a meeting, or send them the join link.
Between now and November
Where the help is going
We endorsed 38 candidates for November. Our field work this fall is focused on three of them.
Top priority
Katrina Foley · Supervisor, District 5
Decided by a narrow margin in the primary and headed to a November runoff against Diane Dixon. This is the closest race on our map and the one we're organizing hardest around. Sign up to canvass or phone bank at katrinafoley.com/volunteer.
Also on our list
JJ Galvez · Chris Kluwe
JJ Galvez came to our August meeting to ask for help in AD-71 — doors, phones, and content on the Orange County side of a district that runs into Riverside. His campaign knocks doors in Rancho Mission Viejo every Saturday and Sunday morning through Election Day (sign up). Chris Kluwe canvasses South OC almost every week, from Laguna Beach and Laguna Hills to Aliso Viejo and Lake Forest; every date is on his Mobilize page.
Every one of these is on the calendar with the sign-up link, and new dates are added as the campaigns confirm them. Subscribe once and they'll appear on your phone without you doing anything.
Beyond volunteering
If you want this to be your job
Campaign jobs & internships
We share volunteer, internship and paid campaign openings with our members — for any Democratic candidate, whether or not we endorsed in that race.
The wider network
The clubs around us
We're one small piece of a much larger network in Orange County, and we'd rather you were active somewhere than nowhere. Their events are on our calendar too.
Canyon Democrats
A large, well-run club covering the canyon communities. Excellent monthly general meetings with guest speakers.
Orange County Young Democrats
The countywide Young Dems chapter. Staffer socials, countywide endorsements, and a direct line into party structures.
Democratic Women of South OC
A close partner on outreach and voter registration, including joint work in the Latino community ahead of November.
Ranch Democrats
Ladera Ranch and Rancho Mission Viejo — inside our own boundary. Fourth Wednesday of the month on Williams Way.
Your city's club
Laguna Beach, Laguna Woods and Aliso Niguel each run their own monthly club. All three are on our calendar.
Democratic Party of Orange County
The county party. Where the coordinated campaign, the data, and most of the countywide infrastructure lives.
California Young Democrats
Our state affiliate. Runs the State Leadership Summit and the statewide endorsement process.
Somewhere we've missed?
If your club or campaign has events that South OC young people should know about, send them to us and we'll put them on the calendar.
Ready when you are
Join and you'll get the calendar, the agenda before each meeting, and a heads-up when something needs bodies.