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Abundance

We recognize communities’ strengths, skills, knowledge, and history.

Partnership & Coalition

We build sustainable partnerships driven by community interests, strengths, ideals, and needs.

Systemic Justice

We create programming, initiatives, and curricula oriented toward structural and systemic equity.

Occupation

We learn from community members’ everyday experiences of living.

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Recent News

Exploring Land Banks as a Tool to Prevent Displacement in Orange County, North Carolina by Isabella Norman, Spring 2025, Department of City and Regional Planning at 黑料网-Chapel Hill

2 days ago

CPL supports Isabelle Norman鈥檚 exploration of land banks to prevent displacement in Orange County

Isabelle Norman has produced a report analyzing the potential of community-led land banks to preserve affordable housing and neighborhood stability amid competitive housing markets. The report, developed in partnership with the Community Practice Lab (CPL), also identifies other Orange County communities that are currently at risk of displacement and recommends best practices for community stakeholders …

CPL team with Yuriko Honoso

2 months ago

Community Practice Lab hosts Nagoya University OT graduate student Yuriko Hosono for cross-cultural discussions on community-engaged work with older adults

The Community Practice Lab (CPL) hosted Yuriko Hosono for two weeks in February-March 2025 to facilitate cross-cultural discussions on community occupational practice, community-engaged research, and community-based models to support older adults. The visit is the latest in the CPL’s ongoing collaboration with Nagoya University in Japan. “After connecting with Nagoya University this past fall around …

Map of Chapel Hill and Carrboro with the Northside, Pine Knolls, and Tin Top neighborhoods marked and a star marking 605 Church Street

3 months ago

CPL supports Marian Cheek Jackson Center’s $40,000 Carol Woods grant for community-led eldercare initiatives

The Marian Cheek Jackson Center, in partnership with the Community Practice Lab, received a $40,000 grant from Carol Woods to advance community-led eldercare initiatives in the Northside community. The CPL team supported the writing of the grant, and CPL Community Program Specialist Kevin Giff will coordinate the Jackson Center’s development of local, affordable, and culturally …