THRIVE - Community Land Trust in Santa Ana

 

A community land trust (CLT) is a nonprofit, community-based agency that stewards land for local needs too-often overlooked by market-driven development -- affordable housing, community gardens, open space, urban farms, commercial spaces and other community assets. “CLTs” help communities' maintain affordability, economic diversity and local access to essential services.

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THRIVE intends to raise the standard of community involvement in planning, neighborhood design, and local governance decisions. Dedicated to building community wealth and healthy neighborhoods through land stewardship and multi-generational resident leadership, THRIVE was founded by local organizations and residents with over 50 years combined experience in resident-led initiatives: working with community members on neighborhood needs assessments, analyzing data, and promoting dialogue between residents and the City about local, unmet needs in development -- affordable housing, micro-farms, parks, farmer markets, local small businesses, and others.