242 Pageviews Read Stories
- EIN 38-3687836
- communications@lanlt.org
- (213) 572-0188
- 315 W 9th St Ste 1002 Los Angeles CA 90015 USA
- www.lanlt.org
- LANLT
- Add to Favorites
Promote This Nonprofit
Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Community Improvement & Capacity Building, Economic Development, Environment, Natural Resources Conservation & Protection, Parks & Playgrounds, Urban & Community Economic Development
Mission: The Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust (LANLT) is an independent non-profit organization that facilitates the creation of small, accessible community green spaces, such as parks and gardens, to address the lack of open spaces in Los Angeles' underserved neighborhoods and to ensure community participation and collaboration in every step of the process of creating these parks and community gardens.
Geographic areas served: Los Angeles
Programs: The los angeles neighborhood land trust focuses efforts exclusively in communities that have little to no access to green space. We engage residents from the beginning of our design process, through construction and ultimately the stewardship of the parks and gardens we develop. We have opened 27 parks and gardens, and added over 13 acres of new green space to los angeles county which serve 380,000 people annually.
in addition to building parks and gardens, we produce leadership development programs. The gardening apprenticeship program prepares south los angeles high school students to be the next generation of urban gardeners, land stewards, and community health advocates. The park equity leadership academy fosters park equity advocacy and increases residents' civic engagement. Community members participate in and advocate for regional policy efforts, and engage in local campaigns to address issues impacting their neighborhoods.