the next experts in
housing innovation and
Social enterprise
Celebrating the expertise and the power of local.
Empowering communities to solve housing issues through:
Knowledge-Sharing.
Collaboration.
Reciprocity.
The Power of Local
Housing issues and homelessness have reached crisis-levels. These issues impact millions, and while urgent action is required at many levels, we believe local people and ideas can be the most powerful sources of change.
Community-Led Housing projects can provide affordable, accessible solutions that support the holistic needs of the people they impact most.
Community-Led Housing
Community-Led Housing (CLH) describes a range of locally-driven initiatives – like cohousing, cooperative housing, community land trusts, and small, place-based nonprofits – which have proven to work at all scales, across cities and towns of any size.
Traditional development is almost entirely profit-based and a small few control decisions about where and how we live. With CLH, power shifts to local people on the ground, who have ideas on how housing can be done differently and are prepared to take action.
Interested in learning more about making Community-led Housing affordable? Check out our Solutions Lab research into affordability in St. John's, NL by hitting the Learn More button below!
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about reclaim
Making Community-Led Housing projects a reality is complex and overwhelming, and a lack of resources, knowledge, and capacity are significant barriers at any stage of development. Reclaim Community Collaborative Design Organization (CDO) was created to help fill the gaps CLH projects face and build up expertise across the sector.
As the next experts in housing innovation and social enterprise, Reclaim’s vision is to create a Community-Led Housing Ecosystem Support Network, where local groups can share first-hand knowledge and resources, collaborate, and forge partnerships. This approach will allow CLH groups to reduce their development costs and learn from one another, ultimately ensuring affordability, accessibility, and greater success for all projects in the ecosystem.
our solutions
Knowledge-Sharing Platform
A space for CLH groups to collaborate, share solutions, access educational content, and build partnerships.
Community-Led Housing Toolkit
A comprehensive toolkit comprised of firsthand project work – like documents, drawings, contracts – available to all CLH groups.
Sneak peek = Check out our Community-led Development Workshop Guide here!
Direct Support Services
Reclaim provides expert 1:1 guidance at the project level.
Funding
Reclaim provides support to organizations working towards Community-Led Housing solutions.
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