Shape Housing Policy.
Lead Lasting Change.
2025 Housing Policy Leadership Academy and Bootcamp
Shape Housing Policy. Lead Lasting Change.
Join our live online programs designed for leaders like you to tackle housing challenges, create solutions, and drive impactful change in your region. Advance housing policies that meet today’s pressing needs – and shape a future where everyone has a place to call home.
JOIN MORE THAN 1,000+ OTHER LEADERS IN HOUSING POLICY THAT HAVE COMPLETED AN HPLA COURSE.
Too Many Regions Aren't Meeting Their Housing Needs.
There are many factors contributing to the housing crisis. Developing effective solutions requires both a deeper understanding of these issues and robust cross-sector collaboration.
Join regional leaders and change-makers in learning how to advance policies that address the pressing need to produce housing for all.
GPLA’s Housing Policy Leadership Academy is open to all established and emerging housing and policy leaders across California.
Our Housing Policy Bootcamp is designed for those who have successfully completed a previous HPLA course, completed a similar course, or can complete a brief assessment showing preparation for the coursework.
Housing Policy Leadership Academy 10-week course
Available to all established and emerging housing and policy leaders across California.
April 15 – June 17, 2025
Every Tuesday, 2:30 – 5pm PST
Held LIVE online
Course Fee: $1,250
Housing Policy Leadership Academy + Follow-Up 5-week Bootcamp
Combine HPLA with our follow-up Bootcamp for 15 weeks of learning, collaboration, and leadership skill building.
HPLA: April 15 – June 17, 2025
Every Tuesday, 2:30 – 5pm PST
Bootcamp: June 24 – July 22, 2025
Every Tuesday, 2:30 – 5pm PST
Course Fee: $1,650*
* Hurry, price increases to $1,850 after March 21, 2025!
HPLA Bootcamp Only
Continue your housing policy learning experience and gain additional leadership skills.
June 24 – July 22, 2025
Every Tuesday, 2:30 – 5pm PST
Course Fee: $650
NOTE: HPLA Bootcamp is designed for those who have taken a previous HPLA, completed a similar course, or can complete a brief assessment showing preparation for the coursework.
HPLA Course Overview
The Housing Policy Leadership Academy (HPLA) offers an 10-week intensive learning opportunity open to emerging and established community leaders who want to understand how to advance policy solutions to increase the supply and availability of affordable housing.
Offered in a dynamic learning environment, the course brings together people from different backgrounds and disciplines to examine issues and solutions from multiple perspectives and apply their learning to current housing policy challenges.
The course is grounded in the HPLA 5Ps framework, which provides a foundation for examining the physical and social aspects of a healthy housing ecosystem.
What You'll Learn in HPLA
Dive into ten expertly designed sessions, each focused on critical topics in housing policy:
- Session 1: Course Overview and Introduction
- Session 2: History of Housing Policy & Equitable Policy Frameworks for the Future
- Session 3: Legislative Process & Policy Analysis
- Session 4: Community Resiliency and Public Health
- Session 5: Introduction to Land Use and Planning
- Session 6: Equitable Planning Strategies for Creating Sustainable Communities
- Session 7: Introduction to Real Estate Development and Finance
- Session 8: Overcoming Barriers to Affordable Housing Development
- Session 9: Strategies to Promote Community Resiliency & Public Health
- Session 10: Communicating to Build Support for Housing Policy Solutions
Course Requirements
Each HPLA session runs 2.5 hours with breaks, and participants should expect to spend 1-2 hours each week on reading and individual reflections. Participants must attend a minimum of 8 of the 10 sessions to earn a certificate of completion.
HPLA 5-week Bootcamp
Looking to take your HPLA experience to the next level?
Explore our 5-week, online Housing Policy BOOTCAMP as a stand-alone course or in conjunction with your first Housing Policy Leadership Academy enrollment.
Why Choose the Housing Policy Leadership Academy?
EXPERT-LED
CURRICULUM
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT
Engage with a diverse cohort of leaders from different sectors, fostering cross-
sector collaboration and innovative approaches.
ACTION-ORIENTED
FRAMEWORK
Apply our proven HPLA 5Ps framework to tackle housing policy challenges and drive measurable impact in your region.
Who Should Enroll in HPLA?
HPLA offers an opportunity for emerging and established leaders to engage in shared learning about housing policy issues and trends and identify opportunities for cross-sector collaboration. Learning cohorts typically include:
- Elected officials and candidates Professionals from the housing, planning, development, and finance sectors
- Government agency staff
- Housing and community advocates
- Employers and industry groups
- Philanthropists and impact investors
What Our Participants are Saying
City of San Diego
Advanced Leadership & Facilitation Training Opportunities
Level Up Your Leadership Skills
Participants with prior experience in housing policy can enhance their impact by becoming small-group facilitators.
Gain additional training in:
- Creating Environments for Adult Learning
- Valuing and Sharing Lived Experience
- Advanced Facilitation Techniques
Facilitators will work closely with HPLA faculty and peers, building deeper expertise and leadership capacity. Small group facilitators will also spend an additional hour each week preparing for class and debriefing with HPLA faculty.
Trusted by Leaders Across Regions
Our education partners are elected officials, government agencies, business, and philanthropic and nonprofit institutions committed to creating more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive communities where all have the opportunity to thrive.
By sponsoring Academies and custom courses, they help to grow the network of GPLA changemakers prepared to advance policy through their professional and civic engagement at the local, regional, state, and national levels.
Ready to Join Us in 2025? Register Today!
Housing Policy Leadership Academy 10-week course
Available to all established and emerging housing and policy leaders across California.
April 15 – June 17, 2025
Every Tuesday, 2:30 – 5pm PST
Held LIVE online
Course Fee: $1,250
Housing Policy Leadership Academy + Follow-Up 5-week Bootcamp
Combine HPLA with our follow-up Bootcamp for 15 weeks of learning, collaboration, and leadership skill building.
HPLA: April 15 – June 17, 2025
Every Tuesday, 2:30 – 5pm PST
Bootcamp: June 24 – July 22, 2025
Every Tuesday, 2:30 – 5pm PST
Course Fee: $1,650*
* Hurry, price increases to $1,850 after March 21, 2025!
HPLA Bootcamp Only
Continue your housing policy learning experience and gain additional leadership skills.
June 24 – July 22, 2025
Every Tuesday, 2:30 – 5pm PST
Course Fee: $650
NOTE: HPLA Bootcamp is designed for those who have taken a previous HPLA, completed a similar course, or can complete a brief assessment showing preparation for the coursework.
