New Communities Inc. 50th Anniversary Celebration
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Welcome
New Communities is a grassroots organization that has worked for more than 40 years to empower African American families in Southwest Georgia and advocate for social justice.
Born out of the Civil Rights Movement in 1969, New Communities, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(4) based in Albany, Georgia. Founded as a collective farm, New Communities is widely recognized as the original model for community land trusts in the US. Today, the founding members, including Charles and Shirley Sherrod, are dedicated to empowering the community through agribusiness and economic development.
New Communities brings a mature vision, grounded on decades of experience, adversity, and commitment to this historic opportunity. The vision of New Communities is to become a thriving organization that is a global model for community empowerment through agribusiness, education, social awareness, and wealth building.
Distilled, the vision can be summed in three words - "PRESERVE. FARM. CULTURE." In preserving, it will improve and protect the wildlife habitat and preserve a restorative landscape for human meditation and health through hiking, biking, and other low-impact activities. In Farming, it will produce revenue-generating crops and also serve as a place for teaching, learning, and the development of new agriculture techniques and technology. As a Culture, a place for community and social development will emerge as New Communities establishes a new public meeting ground for events seminars, social activities, lodging, retail, classroom and conference center.
Born out of the Civil Rights Movement in 1969, New Communities, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(4) based in Albany, Georgia. Founded as a collective farm, New Communities is widely recognized as the original model for community land trusts in the US. Today, the founding members, including Charles and Shirley Sherrod, are dedicated to empowering the community through agribusiness and economic development.
New Communities brings a mature vision, grounded on decades of experience, adversity, and commitment to this historic opportunity. The vision of New Communities is to become a thriving organization that is a global model for community empowerment through agribusiness, education, social awareness, and wealth building.
Distilled, the vision can be summed in three words - "PRESERVE. FARM. CULTURE." In preserving, it will improve and protect the wildlife habitat and preserve a restorative landscape for human meditation and health through hiking, biking, and other low-impact activities. In Farming, it will produce revenue-generating crops and also serve as a place for teaching, learning, and the development of new agriculture techniques and technology. As a Culture, a place for community and social development will emerge as New Communities establishes a new public meeting ground for events seminars, social activities, lodging, retail, classroom and conference center.
The mission of New Communities is to become a thriving organization that is a global model for community empowerment.
New Communities Inc.
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While working throughout southwest Georgia, we had to develop ways to help families who were threatened with eviction because of their civil rights activities. The idea of building a community grew out of the need for an independent base for survival. New Communities will foster a culture of healing, leveraging its historic grounds and its brave, determined leadership toward new relationships and a more equitable future for farmers.
New Communities Inc., a 501(c)4 organization, long recognized as the first land trust organizations in the US, is continuing to initiate the discussions around race equality, economic disparities and opportunities for small farmers. |
Charles Sherrod CDC
The Charles Sherrod Community Development Corporation is a 501c3 organization whose primary purpose is to preserve, archive and foster Southeast American culture, art, history and farming lifestyle, to lessen community and neighborhood tensions, to eliminate racial prejudice and discrimination while defending human and civil rights secured by law. This 501c3 will conduct educational activities regarding the historic nature of the Cypress Pond Plantation. Additionally, we will engage the public in discussions about contemporary controversies, such as black land loss, food-related disparities, environmental and economic justice, racial healing and related topics.
Resora
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Resora is an oasis getaway, set on a beautiful piece of property called Cypress Pond Plantation. It is a 1,638 acre former plantation near Albany, GA that was originally owned by one of the largest slaveholder estates in Georgia. With its majestic cypress trees, serene pond views and early 19th century antebellum mansion, Resora is a step away from the norm. The Cypress Pond Plantation is historically significant and is used to represent and promote racial reconciliation and healing in Southwest Georgia. Resora boasts several elegantly furnished lodges, a guest house and a studio bunk house on an 85 acre lake. Come take a walk in nature and rejuvenate your mind along the tranquil trails of Resora. It's off the beaten path, yet still within a stone's throw of the Albany airport.
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New Communities is widely recognized as one of the original models for community land trusts in the U.S. Today, the founding members, including Charles and Shirley Sherrod, are dedicated to empowering the community through agribusiness and economic development.