Community members seated at round tables during a CARP research ethics training session

Community Action Research Project (CARP)

The Community Action Research Project (CARP) is a partnership between RCA and the Black Researchers Collective that trains community members in research methods and applies that research to the 103rd Street corridor.

About CARP

The Community Action Research Project (CARP) is a partnership between the Rosemoor Community Association and the Black Researchers Collective. Through CARP, community members are trained in research methods and then apply that research directly to questions facing the 103rd Street corridor, so the corridor’s future is shaped by evidence gathered from the people who live there.

Craig Henry Johnson

Craig Henry Johnson leads CARP as a paid, part-time member of the RCA team. Trained and supported through the Black Researchers Collective, Craig brings that research methodology directly into RCA’s day-to-day work, connecting the Collective’s training to the corridor planning process on the ground.

Jimeyah Ware

Jimeyah Ware also leads CARP as a paid, part-time member of the RCA team. Like Craig, Jimeyah is trained and supported through the Black Researchers Collective, and her role keeps RCA’s research work tied closely to the Collective’s methods and standards as the project continues.

Community Survey

As part of this research process, CARP is currently running a community survey to gather resident input on what people want to see along the 103rd Street corridor. The survey is an active, ongoing part of the research cycle — results have not yet been published, since the research cycle is still open.