A civic home for young Michiganders

Build your community. Shape Michigan.

Michigan FIRE brings together young people ages 18 to 35 to build community, grow local leadership, understand the issues, and take part in civic life year-round.

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Michigan FIRE. Future. Impact. Resistance. Engagement.
Meet people

Find your next event

Community nights, service projects, workshops, and civic learning across Michigan.

Explore events
Speak up

Set the issue agenda

Tell Michigan FIRE which issues and community spaces matter most to you.

Take the survey
Get vote-ready

Use trusted voter tools

Check your registration, find your clerk, and make a plan through Michigan's official voter resources.

Open the voter guide

Mission and values

Young people, especially BIPOC, working-class, rural, and immigrant communities, should help shape Michigan's future.

Michigan FIRE is building year-round civic infrastructure on campus and in neighborhoods. We meet young people in the places where they already live, learn, work, play, and connect.

The work starts with trust and a sense of belonging. From there, members can build skills, organize their communities, learn how public decisions affect their lives, and act together.

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Community before the ask

Relationships, identity, culture, and care come first. Participation grows from trust, not transactions.

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Local leaders lead

Young people organize within their own social networks, campuses, and neighborhoods.

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Everyone has a next step

Members can start with a gathering, volunteer at an event, learn a skill, or take on local leadership.

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Year-round civic life

Voting matters, and civic power also grows through issue education, service, organizing, and public accountability.

Rooted across Michigan

Michigan FIRE begins with core organizing in Detroit and Wayne County, Oakland and Macomb counties, Ann Arbor, and Greater Lansing, with room to grow in communities across the state.

Detroit and Wayne Oakland and Macomb Ann Arbor Greater Lansing Grand Rapids Southwest Michigan Flint and Saginaw

Events and community

The best first step does not have to be a meeting. Join a social gathering, service project, workshop, outdoor event, or public conversation that feels right for you.

Mobilize calendar pending

Event listings are being connected

Michigan FIRE's Mobilize calendar is not live on this site yet. No dates or event links have been invented. Join the membership list now to receive confirmed event updates.

Get event updates

Hang out and connect

Social gatherings, arts and culture, sports, outdoor activities, and spaces to relax with people your age.

Learn and build skills

Workshops, skill-shares, civic education, professional development, and conversations about public issues.

Serve and organize

Volunteer projects, event support, outreach, public advocacy, and local leadership opportunities.

Policy guides

Michigan FIRE's issue education starts with what members say matters. These guide areas follow the topics in the current community survey. They are nonpartisan and do not include candidate endorsements.

Cost of living

Housing and good jobs

Learn which state and local decisions affect rent, housing supply, worker protections, wages, and job access.

What would make it easier to build a life in your community?

Education

Schools and student debt

Follow decisions about K-12 funding, college affordability, workforce training, and the cost of borrowing for school.

Which education costs hold young people back?

Care

Healthcare and childcare

Understand how public programs, insurance rules, provider access, and childcare policy shape family budgets.

Where do cost or access create the biggest barrier?

Democracy

Voting rights and elections

Use official sources to understand registration, early voting, absentee voting, election administration, and voter access.

What would make participation easier and more trusted?

Belonging

Immigration and community

Track how state and local policies affect immigrant families, language access, public services, and community safety.

Which barriers keep neighbors from taking part?

Public decisions

Government and environment

See who decides, how to give public input, and how environmental choices affect health, water, energy, and neighborhoods.

Which decision should leaders hear from young people about now?

Your answers set the starting point

Choose your top issue, describe the spaces you want in your community, and tell Michigan FIRE how you want to take part.

Take the platform survey

Michigan voter information

Make your plan with official, nonpartisan information from the Michigan Department of State. Michigan voters can register in person at their local clerk's office through Election Day.

Source: Michigan Department of State, How to Vote in Michigan. Check the official site before each election for current dates and rules.

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Check your registration

Confirm your registration, address, local clerk, polling place, and sample ballot at Michigan.gov/Vote.

  • Online and mail registration close 15 days before an election.
  • Within 14 days, register in person with proof of residency.
Check voter information
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Know your student options

Students may register at their Michigan campus address or another Michigan home address where they are eligible.

  • Choose one residence for voting.
  • Update your registration if your voting address changes.
Student voter guide
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Vote early or absentee

Michigan voters can use early in-person voting or vote with an absentee ballot without giving a reason.

  • Find your early voting site and hours through the state voter portal.
  • Request and return an absentee ballot early enough to meet the deadline.
Early voting information
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Vote on Election Day

Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. local time. Anyone in line by 8 p.m. has the right to vote.

  • If you do not have photo ID, you can sign an affidavit and vote.
  • Accessible voting and language support are available.
Election Day guide

2026 voting dates

Dates below are from the Michigan Department of State and were checked July 29, 2026.

Upcoming election

Aug. 4, 2026

  • July 25 to Aug. 2Early in-person voting period
  • Through Aug. 4New voters may register in person with their clerk
  • Aug. 4Election Day. Polls open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
General election

Nov. 3, 2026

  • Oct. 19Last day to register online or by mail
  • Oct. 24 to Nov. 1Early in-person voting period
  • Oct. 20 to Nov. 3New voters register in person with their clerk
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Bring your people. Build what comes next.

The Michigan FIRE membership application is also the current volunteer sign-up. Choose event planning, outreach, communications, public policy, behind-the-scenes support, or tell the team you are still exploring.

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Support the work

Donations will help Michigan FIRE host community events, train young leaders, publish civic education, and organize year-round.

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