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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

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

4 weeks 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 …

Kevin Giff receives 2024 Dean's Performance Award

5 months ago

CPL’s Kevin Giff receives Dean’s Performance Award for community engagement work with HOPE NC and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County

CPL Community Program Specialist Kevin Giff received the 2024 School of Medicine Dean’s Performance Award for his community engagement work through the Community Practice Lab (CPL). The award honors Giff’s support of housing and community development initiative with HOPE NC and Habitat for Humanity of Orange County. The Dean’s Performance Awards recognizes individual or group …

Sayoko Kawabata, Ryan Lavalley, and Kevin Giff meet with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County's Neighborhood Engagement Team for a final handoff of processes

6 months ago

Weaving and casting a “NET”: Celebrating 3 years creating and supporting Habitat’s Neighborhood Engagement Team

The Community Practice Lab (CPL) concluded three years of partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Orange County (Habitat) in summer 2024. The CPL has supported Habitat in developing and implementing sustainable processes for community engagement. Habitat for Humanity of Orange County, an affiliate of the nonprofit Habitat for Humanity International, helps families build and improve …