Our mission is to teach Americans, especially young Americans, how to be effective citizens.

We believe:
  • The lack of citizen involvement is a quiet epidemic and threat to our future. (more)
  • Americans need a broader view of citizenship - it goes well beyond voting, jury duty, and community service. (more)
  • Effective citizens do simple, yet powerful, things - citizen actions - on a daily basis that keep our country strong, vital and free.

Our focus is on those Citizen Actions - identifying them, explaining why they matter and, in some cases, explaining how to do them.  We have grouped 100 Citizen Actions into six categories.  Specifically categories of actions that: 

  1. remind us of our Heritage,
  2. involve us in the Democratic Process,
  3. support Special Groups with a responsibility for  keeping the country strong,
  4. help us understand our Government,
  5. promote a sense of Community, and
  6. strengthen Individuals and Families.

President Kennedy recognized this need for more citizen involvement in his 1961 Inaugural address admonition:

"Ask not what your country can do for you -
 ask what you can do for your country." 
(listen - 15 min)

In some small, yet important way, Good Citizen's mission is a response to his plea.