Civic Engagement App 'Hear My Voice' Partners With New Environmental Advocacy Group 'Resiliency Florida'

ORLANDO, Fla., July 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Civic engagement platform and mobile app Hear My Voice (HMV) was selected as one of the founding partners of new environmental non-profit Resiliency Florida. Hear My Voice will work with Resiliency Florida to help Florida communities plan for the future impacts of environmental challenges such as rising sea levels and extreme weather.

"Partnering with advocacy groups is a significant part of Hear My Voice's mission," said Becky Kip, Founder and CEO of Hear My Voice. "We want to help these groups get the word out about the issues they're fighting against, and get voters involved in the efforts to solve those problems."

Resiliency Florida will be featured on the HMV platform, where they will have issue pages for users to learn and make their voices heard about the ways weather resiliency challenges affect Florida communities. Kip will be serving on Resiliency Florida's advisory board to facilitate the connection beteen their organization and Florida voters.

"Part of Resiliency Florida's mission is getting more involvement from state and local governments in the effort to strategically adapt to environmental challenges," continues Kip. "Through this partnership, we aim to encourage Florida voters to not only educate themselves about these challenges, but also take meaningful action by telling their state and local legislators that these challenges deserve their attention."

Resiliency Florida prioritizes helping communities plan and adapt for the impacts of environmental challenges. They seek funding and regulatory support from state and local governments to ensure Florida communities will be resilient to extreme weather and flooding.

Hear My Voice is available for free download on Google Play and the Apple App Store.

About Hear My Voice
Hear My Voice is a civic engagement platform that puts democracy back in the hands of the people. With its smartphone app and website, Hear My Voice makes issue voting easy by presenting side-by-side comparisons in a nonpartisan space. Hear My Voice wants to educate citizens and inspire them to take meaningful actions. Contact your representatives, comment on issues that matter to you and register to vote – all in one place. Follow @hearmyvoiceapp on Twitter and use #VoteToVoice to tell us the issues that matter to you! For more information, visit https://hearmyvoice.com.

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