Who We Are
We help communities and market-rate and nonprofit developers make informed decisions about designing and implementing real estate projects in ways that help close the wealth gap.
What We Do
We offer services nationally including communities benefits strategies, social impact consulting, impact investing, and project development.
Strategies
ACT’s strategies create value and help establish the market in historically disinvested communities, so that legacy residents can build wealth.
Our Services
- Community Benefits Strategies: ACT works with private developers, financial institutions, and other partners to help them maximize the community benefits of their projects and investments, which translates to meaningful social impact and bottom-line impact.
- Social Impact Consulting: ACT partners with nonprofits and community-based organizations to help them make their social impact projects and programs a reality, while also helping our partners gain expertise and build capacity along the way.
- Impact Investing: ACT makes strategic investments in real-estate and operating businesses that have a social impact on our communities.
- Project Development: ACT master develops complex high-impact real-estate projects that create jobs, enhance public safety, and build health and wealth for families.
News
RFP: Cooking Up Business
American Communities Trust is looking for proposals to assist with implementation of the Cooking Up Business program, a local technical assistance...
Creating Jobs for East Baltimore
Opportunities for neighborhood residents as first phase of the Baltimore Food Hub construction beginsAmerican Communities Trust (ACT) is excited to...
RFP – Inventory of West Philadelphia-based Businesses
Published April 21, 2015 Philadelphia Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) is requesting proposals from qualified individuals or firms to...