Let’s work together to create and preserve permanently affordable housing in Somerville.
Somerville Community Land Trust is an independent, community-based non-profit organization. Its mission is to build community power and stability in Somerville by acquiring residences and land and making them permanently affordable. And you can be a part of it!
The situation
Somerville is experiencing an affordable housing crisis. Many people who have lived in Somerville for a long time, or who would like to, can’t afford to. Real estate speculation and development has left many of our neighbors behind.
Our answer
The Somerville CLT uses a community land trust model to promote neighborhood stability. We provide opportunities to all residents regardless of immigration status and work to develop innovative methods to increase homeownership and address our housing crisis.
Learn more about how community land trusts work →
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Upcoming Board Elections!
SCLT seeks nominations from Somerville residents and community stakeholders to join the Board of Directors for 2025 and 2026. The deadline to submit a candidate nomination is Friday November 8, 2024.
Click here to submit your nomination!
SCLT is led by a 15-person Board of Directors which meet once a month to steer the organization's mission, review budgets, vote on important decisions and participate in SCLT programming. Board members serve 2-year, staggered terms.
Open seats for the Board of Directors include:
2 Somerville residents ;
2 community stakeholders; And
2 residents residing on SCLT stewarded property.
Candidates will be elected on Wednesday December 11, 2024 by SCLT members and membership is free and open to all Somerville residents. Click here to join as a member! Voting will be possible both online and in-person.