mission

BUY BACK OUR NEIGHBORHOODS

Repatriate displaced residents to their original neighborhoods and homes.

PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THOSE IN NEED

We have provided nearly $100K in monetary stipends for rent, utility payments, home repairs, funeral costs, medical bills, auto repair, and college tuition since 2021 to those who qualify.

OUTREACH TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ELDERS

SHCLT board members currently provide M-F check-ins, caregiving, and meal support to an elder in Sugarhill. We are hoping to expand our capacity in this area. Volunteers are greatly needed---please contact us if you can help or if you know an elder who could benefit from this program.

SPONSOR ART, SPORTS, AND ACADEMIC PROGRAMS FOR YOUTH

SHCLT is proud to sponsor the Sugarhill Seminoles, a youth football team that practices in the neighborhood at Mansfield park.

We will also sponsor any child who is interested in taking Afrikan dance classes from the Barbea Williams Performing Company. Please contact us for more info.

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND DONATION DRIVES

The SHCLT organizes and sponsors annual neighborhood events like the Sugarhill block party and the DAT event at Sugarhill's Mansfield Park to strengthen the ties between the community to its historic landmarks.

We also give back to the community throughout the year with back-to-school supplies, Thanksgiving meals, and Christmas toy drives.

FOOD SECURITY

Help neighbors grow organic food and plant trees to develop green infrastructure and work towards food security and sustainability in the neighborhood.

What is a community Land Trust?

A CLT is a community controlled organization that is structured to steward land and resources in a trust to maintain permanent affordable housing and to support the needs of a specific community.

The concept of land trusts was first developed in 1969 by New Communities Inc., a collective farm organized by a group of Black families in Albany, Georgia in response to being evicted from their homes for participating in civil rights protests. New Communities Inc. continues to be the model for other land trusts around the world.

The Sugarhill Community Land Trust was created to combat the impacts of gentrification in Sugarhill and other historic Black neighborhoods in Tucson.