A Detroit Story of Loss, Learning, and Land Justice.
A GROWING MOVEMENT
314 Shared equity housing organizations across 46 states, DC, and Puerto Rico.
Community Land Trusts (CLTs) are proven solutions spreading from coast to coast.
314
Organizations Nationwide
STEPPING STONE TO SUCCESS
6 out of 10 CLTs used their earned equity to purchase a traditional market-rate home.
Community Land Trusts create sustainable pathways to full ownership.
6 in 10
Achieve Homeownership
DECADES OF PROOF
4,000+ Housing units analyzed across 30 years of research.
The evidence is clear: CLTs work for families and communities, nationwide.
4,000+
Homes Studied
WHAT ARE COMMUNITY LAND TRUST (CLTs)
Community Land Trusts are nonprofit organizations that own land and lease it to residents, cooperatives, and community organizations. This innovative model separates land ownership from home ownership, ensuring that housing remains affordable in perpetuity while giving residents democratic control over their community's future.
Our country is facing a grave housing and homeownership crisis that is impacting families and communities nationwide.
Doug Ryan
Grounded Solutions, VP of Housing Policy
About the Film
In Detroit, where empty blocks echo with stories of loss, a woman’s search for shelter unfolds into something greater—a journey into the heart of a community land trust. Here, organizers and families weave resilience from heartbreak, reclaiming not just houses but the radical promise of home as something that can never be taken away again.
