Next Event

First-Time Home Buyer Workshop

Saturday, May 18

10 am - 1 pm

The Commons on Merton
258 N. Merton St, Memphis, TN 38112

In Partnership with Patriot Bank, the BCLT is hosting a workshop for first-time home buyers in which you’ll have access to all the information you’ll need to run credit checks, get any question answered about the home loan application process, and receive information and be able to apply for a $10,000 down payment grant that doesn’t need to be repaid! Language interpretation will be available for all so make sure you share with others. To receive the comprehensive list of documents you’ll need to bring please email binghamptonclt@gmail.com

Education & Trainings

On Nov 28th, 2023 the BCLT and Center For Transforming Communities hosted Dominic Moulden, organizer with Organizing Neighborhood Equity (ONE DC). Community members from Binghampton, Klondike, Alcy Ball, and other Memphis neighborhoods gathered for a seminar to on CLTs to learn the following:

What are CLTs
How governance works in a CLT
The role of the CLT board
CLT ground leases
Stewardship
Fundraising
Coalition & collaboration

With the tools and vision for CLTs, the attendees will be reconvening on December 1 to discuss a broader conversation for CLTs in Memphis. Stay tuned to learn about this broader collaboration to address sustainable, housing affordability in Memphis!

Training Powerpoint (English)

Training Powerpoint (Spanish)

Total trained in English
25

Total trained in Spanish, Arabic, and Burundi
7

Meeting & Training prospective CLT Homeowners

In September 2023, the BCLT met with prospective CLT homebuyers to explain the model of CLT and what we are envisioning in Binghampton.

A total of 8 members went through the intense CLT training led by our board members to make sure these potential homebuyers fully understood the process, contracts, and ongoing responsibility of being a CLT homebuyer.

Outreach Events

Fall 2022, we partnered with United Housing, Inc. to host a Homebuyers Education Course in Swahili at the Village Community Center and joined the 2022 State of Memphis Housing Summit to share the work in Binghampton and meet other community partners addressing housing justice throughout the city.

This spring, thanks to a generous grant from Community LIFT, the Binghampton Community Land Trust was able to host a Housing Fair for our Spanish-speaking community members. We partnered with Su Casa Family Ministries to host an afternoon full of informational sessions on everything from how to improve your credit, importance of home insurance, and a Renter’s Rights workshop.

To stay in the loop with upcoming events, email binghamptonclt@gmail.com!