Building power for the rest of us.

We believe everyone should have a voice in the policy decisions affecting our lives. Inclusive governance—led by frontline communities, including, but not limited to, Black people, Indigenous people, other people of color, women, LGBTQIA+ people, people with disabilities, immigrants, people of various faiths and traditions, people experiencing homelessness, and low-income people—is key to achieving a nation in which all of us can thrive. We contribute to dismantling systems of systematic oppression and injustice by ensuring that historically marginalized communities are directly shaping the policies that impact their lives.  

We fight for racial, economic, climate, reproductive, and gender justice with frontline communities and support policy change by providing strategic insight and tools. We do not dictate what communities want for themselves or undermine their demands but rather listen to communities and take direction from them to build a more just world. We harness our policy and process knowledge to educate our partners, foster cross-movement solidarity, and demystify government. We organize our partners around immediate and long-range policy opportunities to improve people's lives while fighting for transformational change to dramatically reshape our democracy.

The Congressional Progressive Caucus Center (the CPC Center) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that identifies and develops solutions to build a more just, equitable, and resilient nation.

Understanding Our Work

Our network approach brings together community leaders, organizers, advocates, and policy experts to build people-led cutting edge policy solutions.

Our team has:

• Provided training and technical assistance to more than 1,000 grassroots organizations on understanding government processes, developing powerful community-led initiatives, building clean energy projects, and more!

• Published hundreds of policy explainers and reports that demystify government, amplify inclusive policy solutions, and explain the impacts of critical legislative proposals. 

• Convened policy experts, community leaders, and local, state, and federal elected officials to create new connections, build coalitions and cross-movement solidarity, and center people’s voices in our policy process.