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2008 Winter Update 

 

Institute for Community Economics

The Institute for Community Economics (ICE) is a national community development organization promoting economic justice through community land trusts (CLTs) and community investment. As the originator of the CLT model, ICE has supported the growth of CLTs across the United States and Canada. ICE is also a certified Community Development Financial Institution with a loan fund which provides financing to CLTs and other non-profit groups. ICE has assisted hundreds of grassroots organizations to build or rehabilitate thousands of units of permanently affordable housing in both rural and urban neighborhoods throughout the country.

 

describes the background, purpose, and programs of ICE.
tells you how to reach ICE.
provides an introductory description of the Community Land Trust model that ICE's founders developed in the 1960's as a way to encourage affordable resident controlled housing and local control of land and other resources.
describes the Loan Fund ICE has operated since 1979 to help meet the capital needs of community land trusts and other community-based organizations engaged in permanently affordable housing efforts.
describes the educational and technical resources available from ICE and tells you how they may be ordered.
suggests a number of ways to become involved in ICE's important work.

provides links to other useful resources.

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