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Community Land Trusts Go Commercial: Nonprofit Offices, Hairdressers, and a Sausage Factory
Community land trusts, better known for permanently affordable housing, expand into commercial spaces for a wide range of reasons, and in a wide range of ways. April 27, 2021, 10am PDT | LM Ortiz Share
Image courtesy of the Urban Land Conservancy
Ten years ago,
Shelterforce editor Miriam Axel-Lute took a deep dive into what was then a somewhat uncommon use for community land trusts (CLT) commercial space. In communities such as San Francisco, New Orleans, and Albuquerque, local stakeholders were evaluating whether existing community land trusts should take on commercial properties (and if so how), and if a new commercial-focused CLT would make sense.
A Movement-Based Federal Housing Agenda
What are the New Deal for Housing Justice and the BREATHE Act and how do they move beyond previous housing agendas? April 26, 2021, 8am PDT | LM Ortiz Share
Earlier this year, the Housing Playbook Project released the
New Deal for Housing Justice a set of policy recommendations to help solve the U.S. housing crisis, which has been made worse by the pandemic. And The BREATHE Act, a project of the Movement for Black Lives’ 501(c)(4) Electoral Justice Project, offers a radical reimagining of public safety and community care.
Shelterforce, Neighborhood Funders Group, and Funders Together to End Homelessness hosted a conversation on March 10 with people involved in each to discuss the highlights of each proposal and what needs to happen next.