A CLT in Downtown Kitchener led by Indigenous and marginalized folks.
wHAT IS A COMMUNITY LAND TRUST?
A community land trust (CLT) is a not-for-profit, democratically governed and community-based land stewardship organization.
What is our mission?
BRING LAND AND HOMES INTO COMMUNITY STEWARDSHIP IN DOWNTOWN KITCHENER
Our community urgently needs new ways to halt the gentrification of Downtown Kitchener.
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The initial CLT activities will focus on stewarding the land and future buildings at the Charles Street Bus Terminal site, with the potential to expand across Kitchener-Waterloo in the future, depending on our team capacity, funding and opportunity.
CREATE JUST, ACCESSIBLE AND AFFORDABLE SPACES
The CLT Model will allow us to prioritize community needs over profit motives, and will support affordable housing, affordable retail and office space for local businesses and nonprofits, spaces for education, local arts and culture, carework, community gardens and more.
PRIORITIZE INDIGENOUS AND MARGINALIZED LEADERSHIP
It is a priority for Willow River CLT to ensure that Indigenous, Black, Queer and other marginalized voices with lived experience of housing injustice remain at the forefront. This is because these communities are disproportionately affected by the housing and affordability crises.
Contact Willow River
Willow River Centre welcomes neighbors, leaders, and supporters to join in building a community land trust that centers Indigenous, Black, Queer, and marginalized folks. Contact Us: willowriverclt.@gmail.com
Willow River CLT 