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HELP @ ATL
Westside Atlanta Land Trust Program
HELP ORG INC seeks to improve the quality of life of in-place residents by mobilizing its
community-driven land trust program,
Westside Atlanta Land Trust, affectionately called WALT by its Members.
WALT's mission is to organize the community's power for self-determination!
community-driven land trust program,
Westside Atlanta Land Trust, affectionately called WALT by its Members.
WALT's mission is to organize the community's power for self-determination!
A community land trust (CLT) is a nonprofit corporation that develops and stewards permanently affordable housing, community gardens, civic buildings, commercial spaces and other community assets on behalf of a community. “CLTs” balance the needs of individuals to access land and maintain security of tenure with a community’s need to maintain affordability, economic diversity and local access to essential services.
Thank YOU
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Introduction: Community Land Trusts 03.19.2016
during WALT Program Advisory Board Meeting |
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Click the WALT Program E-File Cabinet to email your request.
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WALT Program Mapping Project Series
https://help.maps.arcgis.com/apps/StorytellingSwipe/index.html?appid=033a6cdd9552430bbc80ddd070d32764
Cut & Paste link to access interactive map
Benefits of Homeownership
Homeownership provides a broad range of benefits to individual homeowners and to society as a whole: • The children of homeowners do better in school and are more successful later in life. • Homeownership acts as a powerful economic stimulus, benefiting the individual homeowner and the national economy. • Homeownership benefit's neighborhoods, providing economic and social capital. • Homeowners are more likely to participate in local organizations, and homeownership in distressed communities raises neighborhood property values by a significant amount. • Homeowners state that they are more satisfied with their living situation than renters. Homeownership Benefits for Children
Homeownership confers a substantial benefits to children. Children of homeowners score better on academic tests, graduate at a higher rate, have fewer behavioral problems, and enjoy a better social environment. Living in an owned home is also a predictor of future success, as homeowners’ children earn more than renters’ children, are less likely to be on welfare, and are more likely to become homeowners themselves. Academic Achievement • Children living in owned homes rather than in rented homes score better on academic achievement tests. • Math achievement scores of owners’ children were about 9 percent higher than renters’ children (Haurin, Parcel, Haurin 2000). • Reading achievement scores were about 7 percent higher (Haurin, Parcel, Haurin 2000). Behavioral Problems and Social Development • Children living in owned homes experience fewer behavioral problems than children in rented homes. • Behavioral problems of owners’ children were about 1 to 3 percent lower than renters’ children (Haurin, Parcel, Haurin 2000). • Behavioral problems include difficulties in interacting with other children, difficulties concentrating, having a strong temper, being withdrawn, being too dependent, and feeling worthless or inferior, among others. • Renters’ children are 40 percent more likely to give birth as an unmarried teenager than owners’ children (Harkness and Newman 2003). |
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WALT Real Estate Portfolio
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