Budgetball — The National Budgetball League

Founded in 1971, Close Up is a nonprofit that educates and inspires young people to become informed and engaged citizens. To achieve this, they work closely with teachers, administrators, parents and students nationwide, as well with longstanding partners and funders such as the Congress, the Department of Education, the Department of Interior, the Freedom Forum, C-SPAN, the Center on Congress and Bank of America. They fulfill their mission mainly by providing challenging, hands-on civic education programs for students and teachers in Washington, D.C. On March 22nd, one of those civic education programs was Budgetball! Using the nation’s capital as a living classroom, participants get a “close up” view of government and democracy in action. They return to their communities confident to play meaningful roles.