What Community Learning Partnership does

Community Learning Partnership (CLP) is a national non-profit organization founded in 2010 by Andy Mott and Denise Fairchild and headquartered in Oakland, California. CLP partners with community colleges, public four-year universities, and 100+ community-based organizations to deliver certificates and degrees in community leadership, organizing, public and community health, community planning and economic development, clean energy planning, and immigration legal services. Its primary beneficiaries are opportunity youth aged 18-24 — including people of color, immigrants, and first-generation students — who combine academic credentials with paid nine-month work-based learning fellowships of up to $10,000 to enter community change careers.

CLP's core product is a credentialed career-pathway offering co-designed with community organizations and delivered through institutional channel partners rather than a proprietary technology platform; the organization has no app, no public API, and no disclosed software stack. Programs operate across seven states (California, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, and Utah), with the California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC) serving as a statewide workforce initiative. Direct curriculum areas include immigration legal services (via partnership with CLINIC), climate justice (via partnership with the Chisholm Legacy Project), public health, clean energy, and political advocacy.

Revenue mechanics are non-profit grant funded: foundations (Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, California Endowment) and state agencies (California Labor and Workforce Development Agency) underwrite program operations, with programs offered free to students and fellowships paid by grants rather than tuition. CLP is led by Executive Director Rosa M. García, Ed.D. (formerly Director of Postsecondary Education and Workforce Development at CLASP), with co-founder Denise Fairchild serving as Board Co-Chair. Cumulative scale cited by the organization includes 800+ credentialed graduates, ~4,000 students who have completed core classes over eight years, and 1,000+ current students and alumni in community change careers.

Name

Community Learning Partnership

Legal name

Community Learning Partnership

Website

https://communitylearningpartnership.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Learning Partnership is a national non-profit that partners with community colleges, universities, and community-based organizations to deliver credentialed career pathways and paid fellowships for opportunity youth aged 18-24 entering community change fields.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Workforce Development and Social Justice Education

NAICS

Educational Support Services (6117), Educational Support Services (611710), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community College / Training Provider Workforce Pathways Programs (EDAAAOAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF), College Access, Scholarships & Student Success Nonprofits (BPAGADAE), Community Engagement & Service-Learning Partnerships (EDALAOAI)

Keywords

• Community organizing training
• Workforce development programs
• Career pathway education
• Community college partnerships
• Social justice education

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Grant Funding: CLP operates as a non-profit organization funded primarily through grants from foundations including the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, California Endowment, and government agencies. Funding supports program operations, student fellowships, and expansion of community change career pathways.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Community Learning Partnership delivers learn-and-earn career pathway programs that combine academic credentials (certificates and degrees in community leadership, organizing, public/community health, immigration legal services, clean energy planning, and community planning/economic development) with paid nine-month work-based learning fellowships. Programs are targeted at opportunity youth and marginalized students aged 18-24 and are operated through partnerships with community colleges, public four-year universities, and community-based organizations across seven U.S. states, with the California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC) as its statewide flagship initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CLP Community College and University Programs Academic certificate and degree programs in community leadership, organizing, public/community health, community planning and economic development, clean energy planning and development, and community change career pathways, offered through partnerships with 20+ community colleges and four-year universities across California, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, and Utah. Designed for community college students seeking credentials and careers in community change, with embedded work-based learning.
• California Youth Leadership Corps (CYLC) Statewide initiative of CLP equipping California community college students with the academic credentials, skills, and paid work-based learning experience needed to become community organizers and skilled leaders in local communities. Includes nine-month paid fellowships of up to $10,000, comprehensive student supports, and career pathways into nonprofits, government, and social justice organizations.
• CLINIC-CYLC Community-Based Immigration Legal Services Career Pathways Fellowship Specialized CLINIC-CYLC fellowship pathway in which students pursue postsecondary credentials and complete nine-month paid work-based learning fellowships with DOJ-recognized immigration legal services organizations, including CLINIC's eight-week Comprehensive Overview of Immigration Law (COIL) e-course. Designed for CYLC students seeking careers in community-based immigration legal services and advocacy for low-income immigrants.
• Climate Justice Community Organizing Curriculum Curriculum and training modules on climate justice community organizing and advocacy, developed in collaboration with the Chisholm Legacy Project and integrated into CLP-CYLC programs to equip students with organizing and advocacy skills in environmental justice issues.
• CYLC Learn-and-Earn Career Pathway Programs (Public Health and Clean Energy) Learn-and-earn career pathway programs at two Los Angeles community colleges offering postsecondary credentials and state-subsidized paid internships at local nonprofit organizations (earning at least $15 per hour) in the public health and clean energy sectors. Funded through a $1 million Conrad N. Hilton Foundation partnership and designed to expand access to good jobs for low-income youth and people of color in Los Angeles.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 800 students have graduated from CLP programs with completed community leadership credentials
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Chisholm Legacy Project (TCLP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Collaboration to create climate justice community organizing and advocacy curriculum training modules and materials. Partnership aligns with CLP's commitment to addressing environmental justice and sustainability across programs, equipping students with organizing and advocacy skills in environmental justice issues.
• CLINIC (Catholic Legal Immigration Network Inc.)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 January 2024Partnership to expand community-based immigration legal services career pathways. CYLC students pursue postsecondary credentials, complete nine-month fellowships with DOJ-recognized immigration legal services organizations, and receive specialized training in immigration law. Fellows awarded up to $10,000 for work-based learning. Third cohort began in January 2024 with 17 students from three California community colleges.
• Emerald Cities CollaborativemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner in CYLC-LA program collaborating with community colleges in Los Angeles Community College District and nonprofit organizations. Focused on clean energy planning and development career pathways.
• Community College Partners (20+ institutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with community colleges including Fresno City College, Riverside City College, LA Trade Tech, East Los Angeles College, De Anza College, Hartnell College, American River College, San Diego City College, Fullerton College, Mt. Sac, Long Beach City College, West Los Angeles College, San Bernardino Valley College, Oxnard College, LA Mission College, and others. Programs offer academic credentials and work-based learning in community change careers.
• University PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with four-year institutions including City College of New York (CCNY) with Community Change Studies minor, West Chester University with Urban Community Change major and Youth Empowerment & Urban Studies minor, University of Michigan-Dearborn with Community-Based Leadership certificate, and Minneapolis College with Community Development program.
• Immigration Legal Services OrganizationscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDOJ-recognized community-based immigration legal services organizations hosting CYLC fellows including: Centro La Familia Advocacy Services, International Rescue Committee IRC, Education & Leadership Foundation ELF, Fresno Center, United Farm Workers Foundation UFW, Central California Legal Services, Al Otro Lado, Catholic Charities of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties, CHIRLA, YMCA of Metropolitan Los Angeles, CARECEN LA, and Pomona Economic Opportunity Center.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Braven: Braven partners with community colleges to deliver career readiness and leadership development for underrepresented students, mirroring CLP's community-college-anchored credential-plus-experience model.
• Per Scholas: Per Scholas provides tuition-free technology training and career pathways for adults from underserved communities, with a comparable no-cost-to-student, employer-partnered workforce model though focused on tech roles rather than community organizing.
• Bottom Line: Bottom Line (now part of Year Up) provides college access and career advising to first-generation students from low-income backgrounds, comparable to CLP's community college student target segment and credential-completion focus.
• Public Allies: Public Allies runs an AmeriCorps-based leadership development program placing young adults in paid nonprofit apprenticeships — directly comparable to CLP's fellowship model that places students with 100+ community-based organizations.
• Year Up: Year Up is a workforce development nonprofit providing skills training, paid internships, and college credit for opportunity youth ages 18-24, with a similar learn-and-earn model and employer/CBO partnership structure as CLP's CYLC.
• NPower: NPower provides technology skills training and job placement for underserved young adults and veterans, comparable to CLP's targeted workforce pathways and paid work-based learning model for opportunity youth.
• Building Skills Partnership: Building Skills Partnership runs workforce development and career pathway programs for low-wage workers and immigrant communities, comparable to CLP's immigrant-youth-targeted pathways and CBO partnership model.

Others

• CLASP (Center for Law and Social Policy): CLASP is a national policy organization focused on expanding access to postsecondary education and workforce pathways for low-income populations — comparable to CLP's upstream policy advocacy and target population, and former employer of CLP's Executive Director.
• National Skills Coalition: National Skills Coalition advocates for federal and state policy supporting workforce development for underrepresented workers — adjacent ecosystem player that shapes the funding and policy environment CLP operates in.

Emerging players

• i.c.stars: i.c.stars provides intensive workforce training and leadership development for opportunity youth, with similar learn-and-earn fellowship structures though focused on technology rather than community change careers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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Investors

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