Building a National CLT Network

ICE hosted a meeting of CLT leaders in May of 1998 to begin thinking about ways that CLTs could work together to address their mutual needs.  That meeting led to a CLT Network convention in March of 2000, and an inaugural meeting in Albuquerque, NM on November 8, 2000.

ICE provided staffing and funding to nurture the new organization from its inception until December of 2005 when The Network officially became independent and is now known as The National Community Land Trust Network.

The National Community Land Trust Network represents and promotes the interests of groups and individuals affiliated with community land trusts throughout North America. These include members of CLTs, staff and general supporters who align themselves with the CLT model of creating and preserving permanently affordable housing through the democratic stewardship of land.

The Network serves a broad array of interests and is currently governed by an interim board consisting of 21 members representing a variety of geographic regions. This interim board will be dissolved and a permanent board constituted at the National CLT conference in Boulder , CO in July of 2006. See www.communitylots.org for additional information on the conference.

The National Community Land Trust Network listserv email address is NACLTNetwork@yahoogroups.com. If you wish to join you may do so by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NACLTNetwork . The forum is open to all groups and individuals affiliated with community land trusts throughout North America.

If you have any questions, please contact Alice Stokes, National Community Land Trust Network at (802) 862-5430 or astokes@getahome.org.

ICE's listerv remains active and has been renamed The ICECLTForum. The new email address is ICECLTForum@yahoogroups.com. If you wish to join you may do so by going to http://groups.yahoo.com/groups/ICECLTForum. The ICECLTForum is open to individuals and organizations who work, volunteer, or are interested in the affordable housing field. The Community Land Trust (CLT) model is a flexible vehicle that can be added to the tools available for creating affordable housing. The primary focus of this group is the use of the CLT to achieve permanently affordable housing goals. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Lancto, Program Officer or Yesenia Perez, Executive Assistant at (413) 746-8660 or info@iceclt.org.

ICE wishes The National Community Land Trust Network much success in achieving its mission as a trade organization for CLTs, and looks forward to working collaboratively in the future.