To create permanently affordable, community-owned housing in Santa Cruz County and the greater Monterey Bay Area. We work to create interventions for people facing the possibility of displacement, and utilize creative solutions to practice the 3 P’s of affordability: Protections for renters, preservation of existing affordable units, and the production of more affordable units.
Community Ownership
Putting decision-making power in the hands of a board of directors, made up of CCLT residents and other representatives of our diverse community.
Permanent Affordability
By taking land off the speculative market and in a trust, CCLT is able to ensure the land remains affordable in perpetuity
Shared Stewardship
Residents and the trust are guided by principles of stewardship, preserving both homes and the land beneath them for the long-term benefit of our community.
Tenant Power
Our board empowers low-income residents to become leaders in the community, working with their neighbors to achieve common goals.
Facts on the Housing & Affordability Crisis
Contribute to CCLT
we are fiscally sponsored by the Center for Political Ecology until we receive our 501c3 status.
Center for Political Ecology PO Box 8467
Santa Cruz, California 95061
Center for Political Ecology is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. Donations made to CPE are used to further our mission and as such are non-refundable. All donations are tax-deductible as allowed by the IRS.
Our Federal Tax Identification Number is 77-0254129.