What is a Community Land Trust (CLT?)
Community land trusts are community-governed non-profit organizations that own and control land and development for the benefit of the community.
CLTs don't sell our land- we remove it from the (speculative) market to protect ourselves from loss of land, power and community voice.
CLTs are home to parks, open space, home ownership, rental housing, farm sites, affordable commercial space and community gardens. CLT land and homes are kept affordable permanently.
The primary model for CLTs in this country is New Communities, but many threads have influenced the CLT model. Founded in Albany, GA during the Civil Rights Movement, New Communities was a collective of Black farmers and other activists practicing community ownership and collective governance. See more about CLTs here. See more about Black cooperative economics here.
The Greater Boston CLT Network Resource Library will be posted soon
