Grounded Solutions Network

Registration is now open for the Grounded Solutions Network National Housing Conference, Policy. Practice. Power., which will take place from May 27-29, 2025, at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C.! We hope you’ll join us for this convening of community development leaders, housing advocates, policymakers, and funders dedicated to advancing housing with lasting affordability. https://lnkd.in/ej2GN47W

Grounded Solutions Network applauds U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) for introducing legislation today to fund a grant program that would help develop and expand community land trusts (CLTs). “Through the bill’s focus on CLTs that are committed to stable housing for unhoused community members, the proposed program would strengthen local housing organizations in their missions to advance lasting and affordable homeownership for low- and moderate-income families. We look forward to working with the Senator to move this important bill forward,” said Doug Ryan, Grounded Solutions Network’s Vice President of Housing Policy, in a press release issued by the Senator’s office today. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3VDqxWt. 

As a moderator of the Legislative Breakfast at this year’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Affordable Housing Conference, I’m excited to be a part of this important conversation on racially equitable housing solutions. Grounded Solutions Network is a sponsor and we are looking forward to this great event. 📅 December 17-19 📍 Baltimore, MD Join @NEHIhomes and me to learn how we can continue to make our cities and regions more equitable and inclusive through innovative policies, thoughtful housing programs, and community-led solutions. https://lnkd.in/ehQUx4gi Looking forward to seeing you there.

Thank you (NEHI) North East Housing Initiative for sharing this informative video in which Grounded Solutions Network’s Senior Principal of Innovative Finance, Alex Cabral, discusses our shared goal of expanding homeownership with lasting affordability to help close the racial homeownership and wealth gaps. 

I’m excited to be speaking at The Community Preservation Corporation's Innovative Ideas for the Future of Housing Symposium on 12/4! I’m looking forward to sharing how Grounded Solutions Network’s #HomesForTheFuture initiative is creating homeownership with lasting affordability and learning from my fellow speakers about other innovative ideas that will shape the future of affordable housing. #CPCInnovationSymposium #CPC50th

In Case You Missed It: Doug Ryan and Alex Cabral recently presented at the NCST (National Community Stabilization Trust)’s 2024 Homeownership Policy Symposium and provided useful insights into how nonprofits and private equity can work together to create affordable homeownership opportunities. Watch the recording here: https://lnkd.in/eZasrWmQ

Thanks to the amazing work of our member organization the College Park Community Preservation Trust, two more families have secured housing with lasting affordability and will get to spend the holiday season in a home of their own.  👏 👏 👏

Our 2025 membership application is now open! Grounded Solutions Network members get access to member-only convenings, technical advice from our staff experts, connections with peers across the country, discounted registration fees for our trainings and events, and more. You won’t want to miss what we have planned in 2025, including the return of our national conference in Washington, DC from May 27-29, 2025. Click the link below to learn more and join our network today! https://lnkd.in/e2BeTrHB

By ensuring that Community Land Trusts and shared-equity homes are taxed according to their market price, Grounded Solutions Network is creating an environment where Black and Latino families cannot only access homeownership but also build lasting wealth. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eGTqYyst Doug Ryan, Vice President of Housing Policy at Grounded Solutions Network, is one of the innovators participating in the Valuing Homes in Black Communities Challenge, which seeks to identify the most promising market- and policy-based structural innovations to address the longstanding devaluation of homes in Black-majority neighborhoods. Join the Challenge at https://lnkd.in/e7pA4pwW.

On December 4, don’t miss the opportunity to hear from Jason Webb in a webinar hosted by the International Center for Community Land Trusts. Topic: Stewarding the Future: Youth Power and Leadership in Community Land Trust Practice Explore how young leaders are shaping sustainable communities through their vital roles in land trust initiatives. 🗓️ Date: Dec 4, 2024 🕒 Time: 12:00 PM ET 📍 Where: https://lnkd.in/eQPDvTDS