Summary of our 2016 Accomplishments
In 2016, we achieved many of our goals and even created new ones. Check out the list below to read what we have been busy with! We received our second grant for $20,000 from the Long Island Community Foundation Took part in a Memorandum of Understanding with Habitat for Humanity…
Our 2015 Year in Review
Rep. Steve Israel Backs Bill Aimed at Finding Homes for Homeless Veterans
By DENISE M. BONILLA Rep. Steve Israel plans to introduce legislation aimed at getting blighted homes fixed up and into the hands of homeless veterans. The Housing Our Heroes Act is a three-year pilot program that would provide $25 million in grants to local veterans organizations nationwide to purchase and renovate…
Members Needed for Walk-through
Land Banks Offer Hope for Zombie Homes
Nassau County will move to tackle the issue of abandoned properties known as zombie homes with a new land bank to acquire, rehabilitate and sell them. The county legislature Monday unanimously approved County Executive Edward Mangano’s bill creating the nonprofit corporation, which under state law can buy and spend money on…
Thank You LICF!
In June 2015, the Long Island Community Foundation provided the Uniondale-CLT with a $20,000 grant in order to hire the organization’s first staff member to assisted the Board in making great strides toward the development of U-CLT’s organization structure. We are extremely grateful to have this opportunity to grow our initiatives and…
2015 Annual Meeting
Welcome to Uniondale Community Land Trust
Welcome to the Uniondale Community Land Trust (UCLT) website! With the help of Hofstra University’s Center for Civic Engagement interns, the UCLT has been able to re-design our website. The UCLT’s mission is to utilize cooperative models of leadership and ownership to foster a community renewal, revitalization, integration, and empowerment.…