OUR MISSION & VISION:
NYCCLI fights to preserve the rights of low- and very low-income people, people experiencing homelessness, and people of color to live in the city by supporting community land trusts (CLTs) and community-controlled housing and neighborhood development. NYCCLI provides technical support and engages in popular education, grassroots organizing, policy advocacy, and research to promote the development of CLTs and non-speculative housing models.
We believe that land is a common good and housing is a human right. We are working for a future in which all people are securely housed, and our communities are the stewards of land, housing, economic development, and other essential resources. We believe that CLTs must be pursued with broader strategies for reparations, racial justice, Indigenous land justice, economic democracy, and social housing.
OUR CORE VALUES:
- Land is a common good and housing is a human right.
- Housing and economic development should be for people, not profit.
- Planning and land use decisions should be made by communities directly impacted by homelessness, displacement, and environmental injustice.
- Land, water, air, and other natural resources must be stewarded and protected.
- Public resources should be allocated equitably, according to need.
OUR STRATEGIES:
- Conducting research, education, and outreach on CLTs and resident controlled, non-speculative housing.
- Building capacity of people directly affected by housing instability and displacement to effectively participate in the creation of CLTs in NYC.
- Engaging in community and coalition organizing among diverse stakeholders.
- Launched a pilot project in East Harlem/El Barrio that became the East Harlem El Barrio CLT.
- Creating CLTs in combination with mutual housing and limited-equity cooperatives that preserve existing affordable housing and generate new units.
- Identifying and promoting nonextractive financing and land/building acquisition strategies.
- Advocating for public policies that support creation and financing of permanently affordable, community-controlled housing.
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