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Many communities are turning to community land trusts as a way to build power, stop gentrification + displacement, and protect land for community, not for profit.
In 1969, the first CLT, New Communities, Inc. was formed in Southwest Georgia. Today, there are over 600 CLTs worldwide, and about 300 in the US. This is a growing movement.
CLTs have a long history in Massachusetts, with Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative and Valley Community Land Trust being early and enduring examples. See this CLT Directory for more.
What You'll Find on this Page:
What You'll Find on this Page:
CLT Stories: CLTs start with people
CLT Stories: CLTs start with people
DSNI's Story
Guiding Questions + Getting to Work
Guiding Questions + Getting to Work
DSNI staff and Board Members at Multicultural Festival 2025 Image source: DSNI
Displaced resident and supporters rallied at the site of a Hudson Street row house in 2015, before its condemnation and demolition Image source: Chinatown CLT
GBCLTN members speak with MA State Senator Pat Jehlen about their policy priorities., 2024 Image source: BNCLT,
DSNI members organize at "Our Tierra Livri," 2023. Image source: DSNI
Together on the land. Image source: BNCLT
A 2023 member meeting to discuss CLT policies. Image source: BNCLT
Resources for getting your CLT off the ground:
CLT Startup Hub — Grounded Solutions Network
Startup Checklist — Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Task Checklist — Grounded Solutions Network
Starting a CLT: Organizational and Operational Choices — John E. Davis with Burlington Associates, 2007
Initial Choices — Ch. 2 from CLT Technical Manual
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