The only way to build sustainable power in low-income areas is by developing local leaders to organize their neighbors and their community. Professional staff organizers and volunteer community activists are both trained through this program. Currently, four of our organizers on staff developed their skills through our Leadership Development Program.

New volunteers learn how to organize by going door-to-door to talk to their neighbors about issues like housing, health care and child care. As they see our model in action, volunteers learn:

• How the democratic process works,
• How to organize their neighbors and their community,
• How to hold public officials accountable to their needs, and
• How to create social change.

The best way to learn how our Leadership Development Program works is to tell you the personal stories of our organizers – both volunteer and professional – who have grown out of our work.

Meet our Worcester Leaders

Meet our Salem Leaders

Meet our Fitchburg and Leominster Leaders

Meet our Lynn Leaders

Meet our Holyoke Leaders