Center for Neighborhood Leadership

Creating the Next Generation of Grassroots and Community Development Leaders

Center for Neighborhood Leadership (CNL) – Training grassroots residents for community careers and effective leadership:  ANHD’s Center for Neighborhood Leadership (CNL) selects ten unemployed adults each year from low-income neighborhoods to train for grassroots non-profit careers.  Each trainee is placed in a nine-month internship in at a community non-profit, and receives weekly training with support services. Now starting its fifth year, CNL has a 90% success rate in graduating to post-secondary education and/or permanent employment.  In 2013/14, ANHD’s Center for Neighborhood Leadership (CNL) will be sponsoring a minimum of 10 AmeriCorps apprentices in partnership with Public Allies New York and will be selecting a minimum of 10 non-profit sites to receive an apprentice.

New application process:

All applications – for Americorps Apprenticeships and for Host Organizations  must be submitted through Public Allies.   Please clearly note “CNL” on your application and also email Hector.S@anhd.org to alert ANHD about your application.

Apprentices – Click here to apply       (deadline is Friday, May 10, 2013)                      

Host Organizations – Click here to apply (deadline is Wednesday, May 15, 2013)

Click Here for More Details – Letter from CNL Director, Hector Soto