Citizen University
Project Title
For support of Live Like a Citizen initiative
Date
Mar. 05, 2026
Duration
24 months
Description
Americans throughout the country are feeling adrift in civic crisis, experiencing isolation and eroding trust. For the past twelve years, Citizen University (CU), a national nonprofit organization that equips Americans with the tools and relationships to foster powerful, responsible citizenship in their communities, has been at the forefront of the civic renewal movement, helping people build lasting and sustainable civic habits. Its initiative, Live Like a Citizen, is an immersive learning experience designed to support local community stewards—librarians, teachers, faith leaders, and artists—who can be essential to building everyday civic opportunities. Partnering with twenty local institutions, the program will equip these “civic catalysts” to instill the core habits, skills, and tools of responsible citizenship and help communities connect authentically and collaborate. With Carnegie support, Citizen University will recruit, engage, and train cohorts of catalysts to embody and spread the core habits and skills of powerful citizenship.