Halifax Affordable Housing Community Land Trust
A Community Land Trust is a potential solution to support long-term affordable housing in a sustainable and equitable way. United Way Halifax is engaged in a project to look at how a CLT could work in Halifax Regional Municipality.
About this project
This project is a collaborative community effort, with funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation under the National Housing Strategy. The values of equity, diversity and inclusion are woven throughout the project, to create housing solutions that benefit marginalized communities that are disproportionately impacted in our current housing crisis.
United Way Halifax is leading this project with the support of Davis Pier Consulting, Halifax Regional Municipality, the Housing and Homelessness Partnership, CLT 902, Housing Nova Scotia and David Slipp – Stewart McKelvey Law.
Advisory Committee recruitment
We are currently recruiting for the HRM CLT Advisory Committee. This Advisory Committee will guide the development and implementation of the HRM CLT. It will also ensure the CLT upholds its mission of providing safe, appropriate, and permanently affordable non-market housing to low-income residents.
A wide variety of skills and experiences are needed for the advisory committee. Please read the full Guide for Applications for more details. The deadline to submit is May 6, 2024. Applications must be submitted by email to the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Coordinator, Michelle Johnson at mjohnson@unitedwayhalifax.ca.
Resources
Project Brief – See how United Way and its partners are working to bring CLT benefits to HRM.
What We Heard Report – Find out what people are saying about community land trust opportunities in HRM
What we Heard Report 2 – Feedback from our Governance Design Workshop
CMHC Project Scope – Take a look at our project’s scope, approach, purpose and partners
Project Phases
So far we have completed:
- Background research and literature review
- Identified potential operating models
- Community engagement sessions
- Community inputs on key decision points
At this point, we’re ready to share what we’ve heard so far. Next project phases include:
- Readiness assessment of potential CLT operators
- Community land trust model design
- Identify partners and funders
- Develop an implementation plan
- Share final learnings
Learn More
To get connected and learn more about the community land trust project, please contact us:
Kevin Hooper
khooper@unitedwayhalifax.ca
Samantha Williams
swilliams@unitedwayhalifax.ca
