The Numbers
Land Conservation
- 20,463 acres permanently protected by ALT conservation easements as of 2023
- Including 16,088 acres of working farmland and forests
- In 42 of Georgia’s 159 counties
- Including portions of 10 of Georgia’s 14 major watersheds
Affordable Housing
- 64 families have become first time homeowners
- 10 families rent affordable apartments on Waddell St. and Reese St.
- 370 low-income individuals are residents of Fourth Street Village apartments
Community Agriculture
- 12 gardens participate in the Athens Community Garden Network
- 46 local farmers, growers, bakers, and makers supported through the West Broad Farmers Market
- 8 Incubator farmers starting their farm businesses at Williams Farm, with 56 garden beds in production, and 69 people served through farm workshops
Neighborhood Sustainability
- $785,000 in relief funds disbursed to those who suffered a loss of income due to COVID-19, with 580 families served: 363 renters stabilized, 26 homeowners assisted, 15 mortgage delinquencies averted, 6 people newly housed or sheltered
- 55 low-income homeowners have received repairs, weatherization, and energy efficiency improvements through the Young Urban Builders program
- 19 people employed through ALT’s Youth Development programs in 2023
Honors and Awards
ALT has received recognition on the national, state and local levels:
- Outstanding Rehabilitation for the Mack Burney House from Historic Athens 54th Annual Preservation Awards, 2023
- Earthcraft Builder of the Year, 2014
- Merit Award, from the Georgia Chapter of the Soil and Water Conservation Society for ALT’s conservation program, 2010
- National Accreditation by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission (one of the first 39 accredited land trusts in the U.S.), 2008
- Magnolia Award for Excellence in Affordable Housing, Homeownership Category, Georgia Department of Community Affairs, 2008
- Best New Development Award for Fourth Street Village, Athens Grow Green Coalition, 2008
- Preservation Award for “long-term positive impacts to the Historic Hancock Corridor,” Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, 2008
- Affordable Housing Multifamily Development Award for Fourth Street Village, Athens-Clarke County, 2007
- Preservation Award for Outstanding Rehabilitation, Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, 2005
- Community Revitalization Award for Historically Sensitive Infill, Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation, 2001
- Alec Little Award in recognition of exemplary efforts to improve the Northeast Georgia area through environmental action, 2002