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The Community stewardship trust

Own Together.
Govern Together.
Build Together.

Our neighborhoods are more than just property.
They are the homes we tend, the neighbors we love, and the legacy we leave.

Community Problems

The real estate industry puts profits over people
Communities lose control of their own land
Money leaves our
neighborhood
Families get
pushed out

Community Problems Require Community Solutions

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The Community Stewardship Trust (CST) turns real estate into shared community assets.

By putting land into community ownership, the CST builds local wealth, prevents displacement, and grows collective power.

How it works

Own Together

Invest as little as $10 per month to the SWATS CST to keep wealth circulating in your community.

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Govern Together

Shape the future of local properties through community control by voting, democratic participation, and collective resource decisions.

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Build Together

Transform underutilized properties into community-serving assets—housing, cultural spaces, and local businesses that benefit everyone in Atlanta.

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Every dollar stays in the neighborhood. Decisions get made collectively by our communities. This is how we build legacy.

By stewarding land together, we ensure the future of our neighborhoods belongs to the people who give it life.

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Your community
investment journey

You Invest

Start with as little as $10 a month to become a community steward alongside your neighbors.

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Develop Places for Community

Start with as little as $10 a month to become a community steward alongside your neighbors.

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Generate
 Local Wealth

Start with as little as $10 a month to become a community steward alongside your neighbors.

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Build Shared Power

Start with as little as $10 a month to become a community steward alongside your neighbors.

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Watch this Video of How the CST Works

Start with as little as $10 a month to become a community steward alongside your neighbors.

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Find a Community Stewardship trust

Swats Cst

Atlanta, GA

The Guild’s first CST is focused on Southwest Atlanta (SWATS). If you live, work, play, or pray in 30310, you’re welcome to invest. Currently, there is one property in the SWATS CST: 918 Dill Ave, with more to come.

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Kensington Corridor CST

Philadelphia, PA

We’ve partnered with Kensington Corridor Trust to create a CST for neighbors in Kensington. More information will be shared soon.

Contact us

Interested in bringing the CST model to your community?

Contact us