Homes that Heal
Land that Lasts

We make housing permanently affordable for people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) by keeping land in community hands, forever.

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How we work

SHCLA is a community land trust that acquires homes in Alameda County and master leases them to adult residential facility operators; SHCLA also acquires homes in Alameda County and creates collectively owned cooperatives/condos for residents financially supported by aging parents; both of our models serve residents with serious mental illnesses (SMI).

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We secure land for good.
We acquire land and hold it in trust so it can never be sold for profit.

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We partner for permanence.
We work with housing and healthcare partners to develop or preserve supportive homes.

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We help people heal.
Residents live stably with dignity, care, and access to services for as long as they need.

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Where we work

SHCLA works in the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the San Francisco Bay Area where the need for affordable supportive housing continues to increase, significantly impacting low-income, SMI residents in our communities.

Learn about the need for SHCLA housing

Alameda County

Alameda County is a racially and ethnically diverse community, yet we have failed to address stigma and opportunity for residents of our community with serious mental health challenges. Like many communities, we need therapeutic housing options for our most vulnerable residents living with mental health issues.

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“It's needed in every place, specifically here in Oakland because you keep losing the few resources you have. They got to be not only replaced and replenished but expanded upon.

- Parent and caretaker of an adult son with a serious mental illness.