Community Partners

Established in 1995, the Community Partners Network (CPN) is a national network of community-based organizations who serve Asian American and/or Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. 

The CPN is a space for these organizations to connect, collaborate, and learn from one another to effect change for their communities, locally and nationally.  

As a national organization, Asian Americans Advancing Justice | AAJC formed the CPN to advance national policy advocacy critical to the Asian American community and lift up the experiences of our communities before Congress, the administration, and the courts. Today, AAJC partners with organizations across the network in the areas of anti-Asian hate, anti-racial profiling, Census, education, immigration, tech and telecommunications, and voting rights. We value the expertise of our Community Partners both on the impact of federal policies in their communities and in understanding the threats, opportunities, and needs of those communities on the ground. 

When we work together, our movements are strengthened as a whole. 

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Community partners at a census training in Houston

Who is in the network?

Today, the CPN consists of more than 300 organizations across 37 states and the District of Columbia. Our partners work on a range of issues and serve a diverse array of AANHPI communities. Some specialize in policy advocacy, while others provide direct services or religious and cultural programming.

Join Us

Any nonprofit organizations or community groups that focus on serving Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and/or Pacific Islanders are welcome to join us. Contact us at community@advancingjustice-aajc.org to get started.

Benefits for partners

  • Connect and mobilize with local, state, and national partners working on similar issues;
  • Share resources and experiences with partners in the network, such as challenges, lessons learned, best practices, and local wins; 
  • Receive action alerts and opportunities to engage on federal or national issues that impact local communities;
  • Access national and regional policy guidance and strategy from experts at Advancing Justice | AAJC; 
  • Flag threats or opportunities on the ground and call for action with Advancing Justice | AAJC or partners across the network; 
  • Access capacity building support, workshops, resources, materials, virtual and in-person convenings, and trainings, such as legislative advocacy training, research and data training, communications workshops, and more; 
  • Receive notifications for funding opportunities as well as opportunities for mini-grants; and 
  • Find support framing, elevating, and strengthening the role that Asian Americans play in our broader multi-racial democracy. 

What we ask of partners

We expect our partners to share in our vision of strengthening Asian American advocacy for our communities on a national scale through collaboration and collective action. That may include:

  • Connecting with the Advancing Justice | AAJC Community Engagement team to flag local and statewide issues as needed; 
  • Provide input on resources, trainings, programming, and other offerings by Advancing Justice | AAJC tp ensure they meaningfully meet your needs;
  • Taking action on national-level issues where appropriate; and  
  • Sharing challenges and best practices with the network.