The Fort Worth Community Land Trust (FWCLT) was recently featured by the Rainwater Charitable Foundation in its October 2025 article, “The Legacy of Community Land Trusts.” The piece explores how Fort Worth’s rapid growth and widening housing affordability gap are being met with innovative solutions like community land trusts and highlights FWCLT’s leadership in shaping a more sustainable housing landscape.
Formed through collaboration among city leaders, nonprofit housing experts, and philanthropic partners including Rainwater, FWCLT is now poised for major impact. With a projected 400+ attainable homes by 2029, the organization’s dual-ownership model ensures long-term affordability and stability for working families while building community wealth across generations. The feature also recognizes FWCLT’s role in fostering partnerships for homebuyer support, financial education, and neighborhood development a model of shared equity that strengthens both households and communities.
As Fort Worth welcomes its first generation of CLT homeowners, the article underscores the legacy and promise of this work: preserving affordability, expanding opportunity, and ensuring that families today and tomorrow can call Fort Worth home.
