About
The Center for Community Leadership (CCL) trains and supports community leaders and increases the capacity of grassroots organizations to win concrete changes for communities.
Why This Matters
ANHD started the CCL in 2009 because we found that the community organizing movement needed a better infrastructure to attract, develop, and retain leaders who are dedicated to building grassroots collective power and tackling pressing neighborhood-based and citywide issues. CCL has gained a reputation among grassroots organizers and community organizations for its thoughtful design and planning, inclusion of theory and practical application, and authentic relationships built among cohort members and alumni. It is the only training community of its kind in New York City.
What We're Doing
CCL is a career long-learning program with two program tracks: the Organizing Apprenticeship, and the Organizing Academy (with both introductory level and advanced level course options). These tracks engage participants regularly for 10-months and provide them with skills related to social justice and successful grassroots organizing. Post-graduation, we continue supporting participants and the organizing movement with ongoing educational and networking opportunities.
Connect with your fellow CCL alumni through our LinkedIn page or through our Facebook Group. If you'd like to be added, please contact our Communications Associate, Melanie Breault, at Melanie.B@anhd.org.
The Impact and Network Created
Since 2009, 227 individuals have gone through a CCL training program, and 98 community organizations have been involved in this unique opportunity.
Examples of campaigns participants have worked on include:
- 421a Reform
- Basement Apartments Safe for Everyone Campaign (BASE)
- CONH
- Climate Justice
- Comprehensive Immigration Reform
- Ending Solitary Confinement
- Ending the School to Prison Pipeline
- Language Access at City Agencies
- Lift the CAPS: Street Vendor Campaign
- Numerous Neighborhood by Neighborhood Rezoning Campaigns
- NYC Rent Freeze/Roll Back Campaign
- NYS Rent Law Reform
- Policing Reform Campaigns
- Predatory Equity Campaigns
- Right to Counsel in Housing Court
- Stand For Tenant Safety, Department of Buildings Reform Campaign
Click here to see the full list of community organizations who we have worked with through CNL.
We Are Still Accepting Applications for our Organizing Apprenticeship!
The CCL Apprenticeship
We have extended the application process and are looking for CCL apprentices particularly in Brooklyn and/or bilinugual in Spanish to organize with tenants. Please complete the application by Friday, July 26th.
The CCL Organizing Academy
The application cycle for our Organizing Academy is now closed. For more information about the Organizing Academy, please visit our website.
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