Despite being a freedom afforded to every American citizen, there are many people who either do not claim the right to vote or who believe they are ineligible due to their criminal history. For some, the added strain of living in the inner-city gives them the feeling that the government has done nothing to help relieve their struggles so why vote? Though there were many who questioned the value of voting, The Salvation Army and Bayview/Hunters Point Community Legal spent the day offering people the opportunity to empower themselves to advocate for change in their community. The two groups also informed the local residents that even those on probation were eligible to vote, a fact which some people were unaware of.

It is the hope of The Salvation Army Bayview-hunters Point Ministry that through the process of encouraging members of the Bayview community to register to vote, they will become more aware of their self-worth, value in society, and ability to affect change - one vote at a time.