Our goals:

• reduce the factors that lead to violence

• beautify Albany neighborhoods

• invest in youth

• serve as a bridge to employment, education, recreation, and social justice

• change norms around violence and create positive opportunities for conflict resolution

• promote safe affordable housing

Building on decades of work improving dis-invested Albany neighborhoods, the Albany Community Land Trust is using community-based strategies to prevent gun violence and to restore impacted communities. Funds from the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services are being used to support community programs, vacant lot beautification efforts, and to connect young people to good jobs, housing, education and other services to make our city safer and more unified.  For more info on the ACLT Gun Violence Prevention Program, call 518-275-4804 or email ACLT Gun Violence Coordinator McWilliams.aclt.gvp@outlook.com