The American Institute for Social Justice

The American Institute for Social Justice (AISJ) is a nationally-respected provider of training and technical assistance in organizing principles and methods, and a center for research and public policy development on issues of concern to low and moderate income people.

Since its founding in 1972, (as the Arkansas Institute for Social Justice), AISJ has provided extensive training, research, and campaign assistance to the staff and leaders of many different community groups.

The AISJ has developed a model to involve people in community activity by focusing on the issues of greatest local concern such as city services, drugs, crime, housing, jobs, access to healthcare, and schools. 

The AISJ trains people on how to approach these issues and develop campaigns into winnable changes. Our approach builds a leadership group of committed activists who have a long-term relationship to their neighborhood group, and are able to educate themselves and their neighbors about issues affecting their lives as individuals and community members.