Midwest Academy

The Midwest Academy is a national institute that provides organizing training and strategic support to organizations leading struggles for racial, economic and social justice. Established at the end of 1972, the Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and has served as an important training institute supporting those efforts, from local neighborhood groups to statewide and national organizations.  We have trained over 50,000 organizers and leaders from hundreds of organizations and coalitions in the craft of organizing during our 49-year history. We are committed to supporting organizations building long term power with constituencies that have been most impacted by racial and economic injustice. Through our training and assistance, the Academy supports the development of self-determined, democratically governed organizations that win real improvements in people’s lives and help build the broader movement for justice.