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.

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.