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🏡💚 50 YEARS OF IMPACT. COUNTLESS STORIES. ONE COMMUNITY. ONE FUTURE. DURHAM, THIS IS YOUR INVITATION! For 50 years, Durham Community Land Trustees (DCLT) has been more than a housing organization. We've been a part of Durham's story — helping families put down roots, preserving affordable housing, strengthening neighborhoods, and creating opportunities for generations to thrive. Now, it's time to celebrate how far we've come and share where we're going next! 🎉 YOU'RE INVITED TO THE 2026 DCLT ANNUAL MEETING! 🎉 Join us for an exciting afternoon of celebration, connection, reflection, and vision as we bring together homeowners, community partners, supporters, neighbors, and friends who make our mission possible. This isn't just another annual meeting. It's a celebration of community, a reflection of our legacy, and a look toward the next 50 years of bringing Durham home! ✨ WHAT TO EXPECT: 🏡 Celebrating Our Impact: A look back at the accomplishments, milestones, and progress we've made throughout 2026. 💚 Stories That Inspire: Hear from the people and families at the heart of our mission and discover the life-changing impact of affordable homeownership. 🤝 Community & Partnership: Connect with the organizations, leaders, and supporters helping us build a stronger, more inclusive Durham. 🏗️ Building What's Next: Get an inside look at exciting housing developments, upcoming projects, and our vision for the future. 🎊 Honoring 50 Years of Service: Celebrate the legacy, partnerships, and collective commitment that have shaped DCLT since 1976. 📅 Saturday, November 14, 2026 ⏰ 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM 📍 Community Family Life & Recreation Center at Lyon Park 1309 Halley Street | Durham, NC 27707 THE BEST PART OF OUR STORY? IT'S STILL BEING WRITTEN. AND YOU'RE PART OF IT. 📲 RSVP TODAY! Scan the QR code on the flyer to reserve your spot.

🧱💚 BUY A BRICK. BUILD A LEGACY. BRING DURHAM HOME! For 50 years, Durham Community Land Trustees (DCLT) has worked to make Durham a place where families of all incomes can call home. Now, we're inviting YOU to become part of our next chapter! As we celebrate 50 Years of Bringing Durham Home, you have an opportunity to leave a lasting mark on our community by purchasing a commemorative engraved brick. 🏡 Honor a loved one. 💚 Celebrate your family. 🤝 Recognize your business or organization. 🧱 Become part of Durham's lasting legacy. Commemorative Brick Options: • 4x8 Engraved Brick — $150 • 8x8 Engraved Brick — $225 • 8x8 Corporate Logo Brick — $450 • Mini Replica Keepsakes — $9 or $12, shipped directly to you! Your purchase supports DCLT's continued mission to create and preserve permanently affordable housing, expand pathways to homeownership, and strengthen the communities that make Durham home. 📅 Bringing Durham Home: Celebrating 50 Years of DCLT — March 24, 2027 🔗 Purchase your brick today: https://www.fundraisingbrick.com/dclt/ 📧 info@dclt.org 📞 919-490-0063 ext. 1114 50 Years of Building Community. A Legacy That Lasts Forever. #DCLT50 #BringingDurhamHome #BuyABrick #BuildingDurhamHome #AffordableHousing #DurhamNC #CommunityLegacy

☀️🏡 DCLT PARTNER SPOTLIGHT | YES Solar Solutions 💚 At Durham Community Land Trustees (DCLT), we believe that affordable housing is about more than providing a place to call home. It's about creating sustainable communities, reducing long-term housing costs, and building a brighter future for Durham residents. Today, we're excited to shine our Partner Spotlight on YES Solar Solutions! ☀️ As a North Carolina-based solar energy company, YES Solar Solutions is committed to advancing clean, renewable energy and helping communities embrace a more sustainable future. Their work reflects the importance of energy efficiency, environmental responsibility, and innovative solutions that can make homes more sustainable and affordable for generations to come. As DCLT continues working to expand affordable homeownership opportunities and explore sustainable housing solutions, we recognize the value of partners who share our commitment to building a stronger, more resilient Durham. 💚 Thank you, YES Solar Solutions, for your partnership and for helping us envision a future where affordable housing and clean energy go hand in hand! Together, we're not just building homes. We're building a more sustainable future. 🏡 Bringing Durham Home, One Partnership at a Time! #DCLT #BringingDurhamHome #PartnerSpotlight #YESSolarSolutions #AffordableHousing #SolarEnergy #SustainableHousing #CleanEnergy #DurhamNC #CommunityPartnerships

🏡 DCLT PARTNER SPOTLIGHT | Business Insurers of the Carolinas 🤝 At Durham Community Land Trustees (DCLT), we know that building stronger communities takes more than homes. It takes partnerships rooted in trust, commitment, and a shared vision for a thriving Durham. Today, we're proud to shine our Partner Spotlight on Business Insurers of the Carolinas! As a valued DCLT partner, Business Insurers of the Carolinas is part of the network of organizations helping us advance our mission of creating and preserving affordable housing opportunities for Durham residents. Strong partnerships help us build lasting impact, strengthen our community, and continue the work of bringing Durham home. 💚 Thank you, Business Insurers of the Carolinas, for being part of the DCLT family and supporting our mission! Together, we're Bringing Durham Home! 🏠 #DCLT #BringingDurhamHome #PartnerSpotlight

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS @pnfpbank Pinnacle Financial Partners is committed to strengthening the communities it serves through financial services, relationship-based banking, and community investment. As a valued supporter of Durham Community Land Trustees, Pinnacle’s partnership helps DCLT advance our mission of building an affordable Durham by expanding access to affordable housing, creating pathways to homeownership, and supporting strong, stable neighborhoods. We are grateful to Pinnacle Financial Partners for investing in DCLT’s work and supporting our 50th Anniversary Gala: Bringing Durham Home. Thank you for helping us Bring Durham Home!

🏡 Partner Spotlight: Module @modulehousing DCLT is proud to partner with Module, an innovative housing company helping communities create high-quality, sustainable, and attainable homes. Through our partnership, Module has supported DCLT’s work to explore innovative construction solutions and expand opportunities for affordable housing in Durham. Together, we’re working toward a future where more Durham residents have access to quality homes they can afford. 💛 Thank you, Module, for partnering with DCLT as we continue Bringing Durham Home! #DCLT #BringingDurhamHome #PartnerSpotlight #Module #AffordableHousing #DurhamNC #CommunityLandTrust

SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT: PNC BANK PNC Bank is committed to strengthening communities through financial opportunity, affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, and economic development. As a valued partner of Durham Community Land Trustees, PNC has supported our work to expand pathways to homeownership—including partnering with DCLT on COMPRAR Home, our Spanish-language homebuyer education initiative, and affordable home lending opportunities that connect Durham residents with resources on their journey toward homeownership. We are grateful to PNC for investing in DCLT’s mission and for supporting our 50th Anniversary Gala: Bringing Durham Home. Thank you, PNC, for helping us Bring Durham Home!

At DCLT, we believe a home is about more than four walls. 🏡💚 Home can mean **stability. Security. Community. A place to grow. A place to belong.** For 50 years, Durham Community Land Trustees has worked alongside Durham residents to help create and preserve affordable housing and strengthen the communities we call home. As we continue celebrating 50 years of **Bringing Durham Home**, we want to hear from YOU: **What does HOME mean to you?** 💬 Tell us in the comments — one word, one sentence, or even a story. #BringingDurhamHome #DCLT50 #DurhamNC #AffordableHousing #CommunityLandTrust #Homeownership #Community

🏡✨ Thank You for Sipping, Seeing & Celebrating With Us! DCLT extends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us for our ADU Sip & See! It was a wonderful opportunity to welcome community members, partners, and friends to tour our newest Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) and learn more about the work happening to expand affordable housing opportunities in Durham. From touring the space to sharing conversations about innovative approaches to housing, the afternoon reminded us that creating a more affordable Durham takes community, partnership, and vision. We’re grateful to everyone who came out, asked questions, connected with our team, and celebrated this exciting milestone with us. 💚🏠 At DCLT, we’re not just building homes—we’re creating opportunities, strengthening neighborhoods, and Bringing Durham Home. 📸 Take a look at a few moments from the Sip & See! #DCLT #BringingDurhamHome #SipAndSee #AffordableHousing #ADU #AccessoryDwellingUnit #DurhamNC #CommunityLandTrust #HousingForAll #CommunityDevelopment

🏡 June is National Homeownership Month! 🏡 At Durham Community Land Trustees (DCLT), we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to achieve the dream of homeownership. For 50 years, we have been committed to creating affordable homeownership opportunities, preserving community wealth, and helping families build brighter futures right here in Durham. As we celebrate National Homeownership Month, we remain dedicated to ensuring that homeownership is accessible for generations to come. Whether you're taking your first steps toward buying a home or exploring affordable housing opportunities, DCLT is here to help you on your journey. 🌱 Join Us for Garden Day! 🌱 Help us beautify and maintain our community gardens on Friday, June 27. Volunteers of all ages are welcome! 📲 Sign up by scanning the QR code on Page 2 or visit: 🌐 www.dclt.org/events Together, we're growing stronger communities, cultivating opportunities, and continuing 50 years of Bringing Durham Home. #NationalHomeownershipMonth #BringingDurhamHome #DCLT50 #HomeownershipMatters #AffordableHousing #CommunityLandTrust #VolunteerDCLT #DurhamNC #GardenDay #BuildingCommunity #50YearsOfImpact 🏡🌱💚

Thank You to Our Friends and Partners at Module, it's relationships like this that help DCLT to continue its mission forward. Today as we broke ground at our newest project; Alma Street Commons; we were reminded that affordable housing not just a community resource, it's a Calling.

May 23-June 7, we’re joining nearly 250 @neighborworks network organizations to celebrate NeighborWorks Weeks! Follow us to see how we’re creating opportunities, strengthening communities and expanding access to safe, affordable housing. #NWweeks #NWBuildingAmerica

We’re breaking ground on more than buildings, we’re breaking ground on opportunity, community, and a brighter future for Durham. 🌱🏘️ Join us as we celebrate the official groundbreaking of Alma Street Commons and the beginning of the Grant Street Project, a meaningful milestone made possible through collaboration, vision, and commitment to affordable housing and community growth. 📍 1104 Alma Street, Durham, NC 27703 📅 Friday, June 5, 2026 ⏰ 11:00 A.M. We look forward to celebrating with city leaders, partners, advocates, and neighbors as we continue #BringingDurhamHome. 💚 #DCLT #DurhamCommunityLandTrustees #AffordableHousing #CommunityDevelopment #Groundbreaking #DurhamNC #BringingDurhamHome #HousingJustice #DCLT50

Durham Community Land Trustees is proud to be in the room for NC Housing Day 2026 on April 28–29; standing alongside partners, advocates, and leaders from across the state to push forward real solutions for affordable housing. As a founding member of the North Carolina Community Land Trust Coalition, we’re committed to ensuring that homeownership remains accessible, equitable, and sustainable for our communities, right here in Durham and beyond. This is more than an event, it’s a movement. And we’re honored to be part of the collective voice working to make North Carolina a place where everyone has a place to call home. 📍 #BringDurhamHome 📍 #NCHousingDay 📍 #AffordableHousing 📍 #HousingEquity 📍 #DCLT

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