Emerging Leaders™ (EL) is a training program for directly impacted people organized in collaboration with a community-based partner. Participants will have demonstrated a commitment to systemic criminal and/or juvenile justice reform.
EL creates a space for grassroots activists to become leaders at the forefront of efforts to dismantle oppressive systems in their own communities. Each EL training begins with a comprehensive needs assessment to determine the partner’s policy goals and progress in reaching those goals.
Over the course of two days, five key concepts are covered: