Community Land Trusts are a shared ownership model where the community owns the land and a land leaseholder owns the home. By closing the affordability gap it allows low- to moderate-income households to build wealth and mitigates displacement of POC
Give NowDonations cannot currently be made to this page
Closed 19/06/2019
Be a fundraiser
The campaign has now expired but it's not too late to support this charity.
Founded in 1982, LUCHA (Latin United Community Housing Association) advances housing as a human right by empowering communities - particularly the Latinx and Spanish-speaking populations - through advocacy, affordable housing development and community-building.
Story
Four community organizations with a combined 175 years of housing experience, the Center for Changing Lives, the Logan Square Neighborhood Association, LUCHA, and Spanish Coalition for Housing, are joining forces to launch a community land trust in Hermosa and West Logan Square called Here to Stay. Community Land Trusts are a shared ownership model where the community owns the land collectively and individual land leaseholders own the homes. It makes home ownership accessible to low- to moderate-income households (60% - 120% of the Area Median Income) by closing the affordability gap. Should the homeowner choose to sell in the future, they would do so at a previously agreed upon price creating permanent affordability for generations to come.
The Here to Stay Community Land Trust is sponsored in part by: