Earn Your AP Credential and Become a Catalyst For Change

Advance your impact and join a national network of 500+ practitioners transforming communities through equity, regeneration, and systems thinking.

Why Become an AP

The Accredited Practitioner designation affirms your leadership in equitable, community-rooted development. It connects you to a growing network of practitioners committed to transforming how communities are designed and sustained.

  • Signal your justice-centered values
  • Join a national peer network
  • Deepen your practice with shared tools and language

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Who It’s For

This credential is for people shaping just, regenerative communities through place-based work:

  • Architects with a passion for sustainable, justice-centered design
  • Civic leaders and city officials committed to inclusive, participatory governance
  • Community organizers driving local change through grassroots action
  • Urban planners advancing equity through systems thinking and community voice
  • Students and resident leaders building power through lived experience
  • Philanthropic advisors aligning investments with equity and regeneration
  • Engineers and technical experts integrating climate resilience and design justice

If your work is rooted in place and equity, the AP community is for you.

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What Participants Are Saying

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Great presentation and the energy in the chat room was incredible. The design justice process and community engagement are key to my projects and I learned a lot. Thank you for these spaces!!!

– Taft Cleveland, Architectural Designer, Smith Group
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The course materials were very comprehensive, and the facilitators made us aware of its real life and practical uses.

– Alyssa Burton, Biohabitats
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What an impressive team! The training was stellar.

– Sheba Ross, HSK Industries, Global Practice Director, Cities and Communities, Partner, Just Communities AP
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What impresses me the most is how Just Communities will have an impact on the entire community.

– Franklin Mack, Community Organizer, Atlanta, GA

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Option 1: Learn at Your Own Pace (Enroll Anytime)

Our self-guided, asynchronous course is perfect for busy practitioners and advocates ready to earn the AP credential on their own schedule.

Private Sector: $250

For those employed by private, for-profit firms.

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Non-Profit Sector: $150.00

For government and nonprofit employees.

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Students & Resident Leaders: $50.00

For students, youth leaders, and community advocates.

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Option 2: Live Online

Join a highly interactive two-day course via Zoom, ideal for those who value live peer engagement and facilitation. Sign up to get notified when we schedule live courses.

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Option 3: In-Person Training

Bring the Just Communities Foundation Course to your organization with a one-day, customized session. Designed for CBOs, developers, anchor institutions, and public agencies.Sign up to get notified when we schedule live courses.

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Need Support?

We offer limited scholarships to ensure the AP credential is accessible to all. Priority is given to frontline leaders and those with financial need.

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Want to Know More Before You Enroll?

Learn how the AP credential works, what you’ll submit, and what to expect from the experience.

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