Northern California Land Trust

Happy Pride Month from our NCLT family to yours!🏡

This month and every month, NCLT’s mission focuses on cultivating belonging in our neighborhoods. Grounded in the belief that housing provides stability, NCLT believes that affordable housing is key to creating a foundation for community, chosen family, and vibrant culture. We continue to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, a cornerstone of the rich history and evolving culture in the Bay Area.

HAPPY PRIDE!!!

🎉HAPPY WORLD CLT DAY🏡

This World CLT Day, learn about what NCLT has been up to for the first two weeks of May AKA Affordable Housing Month! We have been covering ground across all four of our organizational goals: providing affordable housing, policy advocacy, consulting our communities, and incubation of other CLTs.

Swipe to learn about our upcoming events, including a CalHome Down Payment Assistance Program INFO SESSION in June and a couple events during ‘ Affordable Housing Month calendar. We hope to see you then! 🎉

Photos from NCLT’s Resident Happy Hour at Oakland’s own Two Pitchers Brewing Company! 🏡

We had the privilege of hosting many of NCLT’s homeowners, co-op owners, and commercial tenants as a part of our stewardship program. We were able to connect face-to-face and distribute emergency and community resources. We’re already looking forward to our next resident convening!

Part 1 of our “History of NCLT” series! Swipe to learn about the founding of NCLT in 1973.

Stay tuned to learn how NCLT grows throughout the last five decades into present day. Coming this week!

NCLT’s long-awaited impact report is out! This is our first impact report in recent history, spanning NCLT’s work from 2020-25.

If you’re interested in reading it, go to nclt.org or click the link in our bio.

NCLT and AST at 2026 conference! So happy to see all of the CLT representation in Sacramento

NCLT wishes everyone a belated International Women’s Day!

NCLT could not have gotten this far without the powerful women who have supported, contributed to, and led the organization. Thank you!

NCLT wishes a happy Black History month to all of our community members!

This Black History Month, NCLT wants to acknowledge the role that Black history plays in the origin of community land trusts. Born out of the Civil Rights era movement for Black land ownership, the very first CLT—New Communities Inc.—aimed to achieve economic stability amidst racist gentrification and displacement. As we continue our work of providing permanently affordable housing, NCLT continues to connect our mission back to the Black legacy of CLTs.

IT WAS A SUCCESS!

Last Friday, we had our annual fundraiser, “Building Power, Building Home” at the David Brower Center. It was a packed evening filled with community and collective power. We were overjoyed to see nearly a hundred of you show up for your NCLT community!

If you missed it, we were honored to virtually hear from State Senator Jesse Arreguín, in addition to NCLT’s Executive Director Asn Ndiaye and NCLT CalHome recipient Jesus Villareal. They all spoke on the importance of community-led affordable housing across CA.

A massive thank you to everyone who came and our sponsors: Community Planning Collaborative, Community Vision, and Partnerships with Purpose.

ONE DAY LEFT!!!

Friday is almost here - it’s your last chance to RSVP for tomorrow’s event! Get your tickets today for NCLT’s “Building Power, Building Home” event, an evening filled with community and celebration. As a reminder, we are hosting our annual fundraiser tomorrow, December 12th from 6PM-8PM in the beautiful David Brower Center in Downtown Berkeley. We will be joined by a wonderful lineup of guest speakers, including State Senator Jesse Arreguín, one of our wonderful CalHome loan recipients, and NCLT’s Executive Director Asn Ndiaye.

Anyone is welcome - free community tickets are available! RSVP today through our website (nclt.org) or at events.humanitix.com/nclt-event-2025/tickets