NCCJ (North Carolina for Community and Justice) works to build more respectful and inclusive communities free of bias, bigotry and racism. We are best known for Anytown, a youth leadership summer camp, and our annual Citation Award Dinner, which honors Triad leaders for extraordinary work to build a more inclusive community for all of us – not just some of us.

We work with people of all ages and organizations of all types and sizes (learn about NCCJ’s workplace program offerings.) We also offer community programs that are free and open to everyone. NCCJ can help you approach difficult topics from a place of curiosity and practice communicating more effectively and respectfully.

A legacy of leadership

Each year, NCCJ presents the Citation Award to leaders in our community in recognition of extraordinary efforts to fight bias, bigotry, and racism and make our community a better place for all of us — not just some of us.  Learn more about our past honorees.

Know someone who should be recognized for their efforts to make our community a more inclusive and compassionate? Nominate them for NCCJ’s Citation Award! We accept nominations on a rolling basis. The Selection Committee meets each spring to review nominations and determine the year’s honorees.

**Save the date! The 2025 Citation Award Dinner is Thursday, November 6th**

So much more than a summer camp

Anytown is NCCJ’s flagship youth leadership camp. Twice each summer, Anytown brings diverse groups of teens together for an unforgettable week of learning about themselves and each other; celebrating differences; building empathy; and finding common ground while also strengthening their own self-esteem and resilience. At Anytown, they practice building an inclusive and compassionate community – a framework to carry back to their schools, and forward wherever they go in life. Students who will be rising high school sophomores, juniors and seniors in Fall 2025 should register now for Anytown (are June 15-20 or July 13-18, 2025).

Origins: Stories of Home

Change doesn’t only happen far away: it starts at home. Through dialogue and local exploration, Origins: Stories of Home focuses on how people in our community have shaped democracy and civil rights.

Interfaith Calendars

Want to help your friends, colleagues and neighbors feel more comfortable being their whole selves? NCCJ’s Interfaith Calendars are a resource you can use to select inclusive dates for your meetings and events.

Note: We want these calendars to be as accurate and inclusive as possible. Did you spot an error or oversight? Please let us know!

Ready to make a difference?

NCCJ exists to serve you – and we exist because of you. In recent years, a record number of people have turned to us for help managing biases, advancing inclusion, and learning to have more respectful and effective conversations. Your investment and support is critical to sustain and grow NCCJ’s work and advance our mission.