
Community Leadership Academy
Advocacy. Leadership. Service.
The Community Leadership Academy equips Carolina residents, advocates, and emerging leaders with the knowledge and tools needed to overcome barriers to affordable housing and improve their quality of life. Through leadership development, advocacy training, and service learning projects, participants focus on the issues that matter most to them and their communities, designing and advancing community-driven solutions that strengthen neighborhoods and promote long-term housing stability.
Why Community Leadership Matters

Systems Are
Complex
Policies, zoning, inspections, insurance, how government works and funding streams can be barriers without education.

Leadership Creates Stability
Informed advocates help prevent displacement and strengthen neighborhoods.

Communities Need a Voice
Residents closest to the challenges must help shape housing solutions.

Housing Is More Than Shelter
Affordable housing impacts health, education, food security, youth, and generational wealth.
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