The Resident Leadership Academy empowers residents in San Diego County communities. This empowerment leads to improved quality of life in neighborhoods; with changes promoting physical activity and healthy food choices. Have you ever wondered what you could do to improve the health of not only your family – but your entire community?

The Resident Leadership Academy empowers people with the knowledge, tools, strategies and commitment to make positive changes at the neighborhood level, increasing the quality of life to all residents that participate in the RLA and it began with these initial pilot communities: Lemon Grove, National City, Southeastern San Diego and Oceanside.

The long-term  vision is empowerment of community members throughout San Diego County, the state and the nation, using a community-training curriculum, training manual and broad public outreach. The Resident Leadership Academy is a true investment in human capital within commonly overlooked neighborhoods that in the past have not been viewed as priorities. These communities are now provided the opportunity to build leadership capacity and create positive changes in their neighborhoods.

View Application HERE.

Applications are due May 3, 2024 by 11:59 pm PST

We are excited to announce a NEW cycle of funding opportunity for our RLA community partners to help support your Resident Leadership Academy (RLA) and Community Improvement Projects (CIPs) efforts. The purpose of this RLA Project Stipends 2024 are to support RLA trainers, resident leader groups and Community-Based Organizations (CBOs). The focus of offering RLA Project Stipends is to encourage RLA facilitators and RLA resident leader groups to advocate for themselves and their projects to create environmental changes to the physical or social environment that would promote healthy behaviors throughout the community, such as walking and biking path improvements, public safety improvement efforts, physical activity equipment installation in public spaces, beautification projects, efforts to increase access to healthy, affordable and culturally appropriate foods, climate adaptation projects, coordination of public events that foster social cohesion, and norms that promote healthy eating and activities. The stipends shall support the implementation of community improvement projects or support start-up costs for new RLAs. Please review the application for more details and apply today!

Resident Driven Results – How Resident Leadership Academy Graduates are Driving Outcomes in their Communities – A Breakout Session at the 2018 #LiveWellAdvance.
Community Health Improvement Partners hosts this panel of Resident Leaders as they highlight their work in improving health, safety and economic outcomes in their neighborhoods, and get information on how to access resources to lead a community- driven improvement project in your neighborhood.