Efforts & Timeline

We are excited to announce the purchase of our first home! Thanks to the generosity of donors and members, we have closed on a quaint home in Hagginwood and can’t wait to get to work. This 1 bedroom home will be ready for a new resident after a little fixing up, some paint, and landscaping.

If you are interested in an upcoming workday, please click the link to access our volunteer form!

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Sacramento CLT Announces First Acquisition on August 17, 2024:

Tamika and Sacramento Community Land Trust board members joined Robin Moore of WEForce of California, Inc and CLT board members on Saturday, August 17 to announce the acquisition of Safe Harbor Garden, our first property! The garden is located in a lot directly adjacent to the Safe Harbor Tiny Homes community, established by Ms. Moore during the pandemic, as a transitional housing option in her own backyard. This acquisition allows Ms. Moore to expand on services she is able to provide, and represents a major milestone for the Sacramento Community Land Trust!

Alyssa Lee
Susan Herre Derby
Rachel Iskow
Yasmin Tong
Susan Scott
Whitney Baugher
Elizabeth Hessom

Sacramento CLT Growth in 2024

2024 was an amazing year for Sacramento CLT. We continued to build our strategic partnerships with various community stakeholders, fought for critical policies like the citywide Community Benefits Agreement, and Small Business Protection Program, and strengthened our ties to the larger CLT networks. We look forward to what we build in 2025 and hope you join us!
2024 Sacramento Community Land Trust growth by the numbers:

Increased our monthly newsletter subscribers by 23%
Spoke to more than 300 Sacramento residents at What’s the T community presentations.
Increased our membership by 12%
Increased individual donations by 66%
Reached our 11-board member capacity

The Sacramento Community Land Trust has been building from the ground up since 2016.

SacCLT is non-profit, democratic by design, and public-directed, so that means that--as we further solidify our foundation--we will continue to host and take part in many meetings, community gatherings, conferences and other sessions where we ask for public input and seek more members to be active participants in this process of leveling an un-level playing field.

The Morrison Creek Revitalization Project has been granted $697,000 for planning and continued community outreach with The Sacramento Community Land Trust from the CA Department of Water Resources Urban Streams Restoration Program. This brings us all so much closer to making this project a reality! Thank you to all who have volunteered your time and energies and to all those who have spread the word about this project! Check our event calendar to come to one of our upcoming events!

The Steps in Our Process ⤵

2021-2022 - Community Voice, Statewide Collaboration, Legislative Advocacy

June, 2021 - Welcomed new board members
Fall, 2021 - Continued collaboration with the City of Sacramento on the Morrison Creek Project
Fall, 2021 - CalCORE participation
December, 2021 - Held member house party at Organize Sacramento
January 2022 - Rallied neighbors to call in to city council meeting in support of transferring 10 vacant lots in Oak Park to a developer through an RFP process
April, 2022 - Participated in Statewide Community Land Trust Legislative Day
April, 2022 - Participated in Earth Day at Southside Park
May 2022 - Participated in Big Day of Giving

2020-2021 - Community Health, CLT Collaboration, + Legislative Progress

Winter, 2020 - Members came together to participate in working groups on vacant public lands, tiny homes, and land acquisition strategies
June, 2020 - Hired a part-time consultant to coordinate Board activities
Summer, 2020 - Participated in the Community Land Trust Finance Training Series, learning how to structure community-driven land acquisitions, including partnerships with community-based service providers, multi-family housing and farms
September, 2020 - Organized a virtual Community Convention focused on the impact of COVID-19 and growing inequity in the Sacramento housing market
November, 2020 - Supported the Cal CLT Network to advocate for funding for SB 1079 Homes for Homeowners Not Corporations
December, 2020 - Joined the Sacramento Investment Without Displacement coalition to advocate for community voice in the Aggie Square community benefit agreement project
January, 2021 - Worked with other land trusts and community development groups to develop Senate Bill 490 (Caballero) which would establish funding source for technical assistance and building acquisition and rehabilitation by community-based housing justice groups, like SacCLT.
February, 2021 - Completed strategic planning process by reviewing the business model and trends, creating greater alignment on our community strategy, which resulted in new structure, roles, and goals and board governance training.
April, 2021 - Released the first year Building Healthy Communities Community Land Trust report with recommendations to philanthropy, media, and other partners about scaling the CLT movement in California, called Increasing Community Power and Trust Through Community Land Trust.

2019 - Community Expansion, Non-Profit + Grant Success

Oct, 2019 - SacCLT submits an almost $1 million grant with the City to partner with the Morrison Creek Revitalization Project
September, 2019 - SacCLT secures two grants from The California Endowment; one solely for SacCLT to build general support & capacity; one jointly for SacCLT and four partner California CLT's to build case study development & financial mechanisms aiding our work
June, 2019 - Sacramento Community Land Trust officially designated as an operating 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization; now able to receive tax-deductable donations and membership dues
May 25th, 2019 - Board of Directors' and Advisory Council's first working meeting
May 4th, 2019 - Convened 2nd Annual SacCLT Spring Community Convention, where Caucuses crafted action plans and elected Advisory Board Members
March 9, 2019 - Convened SacCLT Community Caucus
January, 2019 - Continued series of meetings with City, County and Regional leaders and agencies to address land/housing equity issues, forge partnerships and spur forward action

2018 - Finalization, Membership & Partnerships

December 2018 - January 2019 - Began series of meetings with City, County and Regional leaders and agencies to address land/housing equity issues, forge partnerships and spur forward action
October 20, 2018 - Held second Membership Convention
June 9, 2018 - Held first Membership Convention and set up 4 SacCLT Neighborhood Groups
April 3, 2018 - Officially joined as a partner organization of Housing4Sacramento
April 3, 2018 - Officially endorsed the "Sacramento Renter Protection and Community Stabilization Charter Ammendment"
March 1, 2018 - Board Officers elected: 2 Co-Chairs, 2 Community Organizers, Secretary, Treasurer
February 26, 2018 - Officially filed incorporation papers with the state of California

2017 - Committees, Conventions & Elections

October, 2017 - SacCLT Incorporating Board's inaugural meeting
September, 2017 - Incorporating Board Election results in full slate of eight community-elected members
April, 2017 - SacCLT Convention Follow-up, with further revision and clarification of bylaws and planning for the election of an incorporating board later in the year
April, 2017 - First public convention of SacCLT unveils Mission, Vision, Values and Draft Bylaws to community members, followed by active discussions, revisions and brainstorming.
January, 2017 - SacCLT Bylaws and Mission Committee begins work of fleshing out Mission, Vision, Values, and structural form of SacCLT
January, 2017 - SacCLT Community Outreach Committee plans for public convention and outreach to local community and advocacy groups

2016 - Discussions, Proposals & Presentations

October 25, 2016 - Presentation to the City Council – Item #16
October 25, 2016 - Community Land Trust Proposal – Presented to the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors and the Sacramento City Council
September 21, 2016 - Community Land Trust Proposal for SHRA – Presented to the Sacramento Housing and Redevelopment Commission
September 21, 2016 - City Community Land Trust Case Study – Municipal support for community land trusts – Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
August 31, 2016 - Publicly owned vacant lots discussion
June 23, 2016 - Publicly Owned Lots in Sacramento – Letter submitted to Mayor Johnson, Council members and Supervisors asking SHRA to place a moratorium on giving or selling any publicly owned lots.