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About C2P2
Modeled after Minnesota's Partners in Policymaking, Competence and Confidence: Partners in Policymaking is a leadership development training program designed for:
- adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or autism, and for
- parents of school age children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and/or autism.
C2P2 participants make a commitment to attend multiple two-day training sessions during the course of a year. The program selects highly motivated people who represent different ethnic backgrounds and, who for the most part are not already involved in advocacy organizations.
C2P2 2026
Session dates are now available. The application period will open on October 6, 2025 and ends at 5 pm on November 25, 2025.
2026 APPLICATION AND MORE INFORMATION
Location
Hybrid: Three-day virtual sessions plus two-day in-person sessions at Temple University's Harrisburg campus.
2026 Session Dates
Virtual sessions will be held on a Friday 1 pm - 6:30 pm / Saturday 9 am - 2:30 pm / Wednesday 7-9 pm schedule.
In-person sessions will take place on weekends: Friday 1 pm - 8 pm / Saturday 9 am - 3 pm.
- Session 1: January 23, January 24, January 28 — Virtual
- Session 2: February 20, February 21, February 25 — Virtual
- Session 3: March 27, March 28 — In-Person
- Session 4: April 24, April 25, April 29 — Virtual
- Session 5: May 29, May 30 — Legislative visits, dates subject to change
- Session 6 (updated): June 12, June 13, June 24 — Virtual
- Session 7: July 17, July 18 — In-Person
- August Break
- Session 8: September 18, September 19 — In-Person/Graduation
Find more information and apply for C2P2 2026
Read about Last Year's C2P2 Program
Article: C2P2 Graduation Highlights Leadership and Advocacy of its Graduates