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Building Community with Community Land Trusts

Community Land Trusts 101

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Community land trusts (CLTs) are nonprofit organizations that help preserve housing affordability in rural, suburban, and urban communities. This discussion will introduce the concept of community land trusts and explain how they work. At a time when housing costs continue to rise and displacement threatens communities across Connecticut and beyond, understanding CLTs is more important than ever. These models provide a way to preserve affordability, ensure community control over land, and build pathways to ownership that last for generations. This webinar is part of a three-part series, Building Community with Community Land Trusts.

Building Community with Community Land Trusts

-Community Land Trusts 101
December 11, 2025

-Community Land Trusts of Connecticut 
January 14, 2026

-Managing Community Land Trusts
February 11, 2026 

Community land trusts acquire and steward land and ensure the homes on the land remain affordable. They separate the ownership of land from the ownership of the homes or buildings, allowing people to purchase homes at lower prices while the CLT retains ownership of the land. This model helps prevent displacement, supports neighborhood stability, combats gentrification, and promotes development.

This webinar series is designed for those already involved with community land trusts, as well as those who are just beginning to explore the concept. The series will cover the basics of CLTs, explore how to manage them, examine different CLT models, and empower attendees to implement them. These webinars are hosted by the Housing For All Alliance, a statewide network of neighbors, resident leaders and organizations working together to build local power and advance housing justice in Connecticut. 

Speakers

  • Jason Webb Community & Technical Assistance Principal

    Grounded Solutions Network

  • Alex Kolokotronis (Moderator) Director

    Naugatuck Valley Project

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Jason Webb, Community and Technical Assistance Principle, Grounded Solutions Network

Jason has close to 40 years of experience in community organizing and revitalization. He was instrumental in the revitalization of a community in Roxbury Massachusetts called “Dudley Street,” as highlighted in the awarding winning documentaries Holding Ground, Gaining Ground, and the book called Streets of Hope. At Grounded Solutions, his primary area of work is to support nonprofit organizations and public agencies to explore, adopt and implement housing policies and programs with lasting affordability that advance racial equity and inclusion. Jason has led technical assistance engagements in over 50 communities such as Louisville, KY; Memphis, TN; Baltimore, MD; Durham, NC; and New Orleans, LA. He serves as the primary point of contact for Fee for Service engagements by providing the subject matter expertise.

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Hosted in partnership with

  • Naugatuck Valley Project

    Founded in 1983, the Naugatuck Valley Project is a network of 23 dues-paying congregations, local labor unions, housing cooperatives, and ethnic organizations.  The NVP’s leaders and members work together to build power to affect systemic change for the improvement of their local communities. The NVP builds its power through intentional relationship building, leadership training, issue exploration, and direct-action activities. 

  • All In Alliances

    All In is a network of grassroots alliances in a growing number of Connecticut cities and towns, where neighbors work together across their differences to make it possible for everyone to have a home, food, and a voice in the decisions that affect their lives. 

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