Announcement:
The Supportive Housing Community Land Alliance is a new organization funded by Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services via the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation Funds, and incubated by the Northern California Land Trust (NCLT). The CLA is a collaborative organization that will use the community land trust model to create affordable housing opportunities for extremely low income people living with serious mental health issues.
Join Our Mailing ListSince 2004, Alameda County has been experiencing a decline in available housing for people with serious mental health issues (also referred to as SMI). During 2015–2017 alone, homelessness grew by 40%. Of those who become homeless, 41% report that an emotional or psychiatric condition impacts their ability to obtain housing. Stable housing provides the foundation upon which people build their lives. Without a safe place to live, achieving good health is almost impossible. For people living with SMI, stable and supportive housing is crucial to improving mental and physical health. Both of which help to increase the overall quality of life and wellbeing.
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The lack of affordable housing complicates support and recovery. Currently, after discharge homeless individuals receiving mental health care are assigned to whatever is available (often temporary). As such, these individuals are likely to continue to be homeless, and may not be able to continue mental health services.
With a land trust model*, the individual’s home is permanent, familiar, and conducive to continuing mental health services.
The County is proposing to use a community land trust model to bring permanent affordability and community control to help ease its housing crisis for SMI consumers whose income is up to two times the federal poverty level.
A non-profit Supportive Housing Community Land Alliance (CLA) will be developed by a Project Management Team with guidance from a community-based Advisory Committee. Once incorporated, a Board of Directors comprised of equal thirds: