Welcome to the Minnesota Chapter
of Lambda Alpha International
Upcoming Events
Join LAI Minnesota for an exclusive tour of the Settled Demonstration Site at Woodland Hills in Maplewood and hear from Dr. Gabrielle Clowdus, founder and visionary for Settled, a Minnesota nonprofit pioneering “Sacred Settlements.” These innovative tiny home communities on church-owned land are designed to address chronic homelessness through intentional relationships and supportive community living. This program will highlight essential elements needed to build a Sacred Settlement using the Full Community model and the legislation* making it possible. A social hour with snacks and beverages will follow at the same location as the program presentation.
*In the spring of 2023, Minnesota passed historic legislation which exempts religious property owners from zoning codes that would typically hinder secular builders, as long as they use their land to further their mission.
Dr. Gabrielle Clowdus, Founder and Visionary for Settled
Gabrielle is a thought-leader in affordable housing and homelessness and has devoted her life to walking alongside people in poverty. She founded Settled, a movement of believers radically committed to life with the poor. Settled was born out of Gabrielle’s doctoral research on chronic homelessness and affordable housing, where she discovered the critical response is enduring relationships. Settled exists to guide the local church to cultivate home in a homeless world by planting intentional and permanent tiny home communities on their land. Gabrielle lives at the Settled Homestead in Minnesota with her husband and their four daughters.
About Settled
Settled is a team of committed and curious families and individuals pursuing a shared way of life. Their research-based approach breaks homelessness through close relationships with the chronically homeless and those who serve them. Settled practices their Full Community model through the establishment of Sacred Settlements: tiny home communities planted on under-utilized church land.
Click the following link to visit Settled’s homepage https://www.settled.org/
Agenda
3:30pm – 4:00pm | Tour of Settled’s Demonstration site
- Self-guided tour including 6 tiny homes
- Settled members onsite to answer questions
4:00pm – 4:45pm | Program
- Presentation and Q&A with Gabrielle Clowdus
4:45pm – 6:00pm | Social Hour
- Same location as program presentation
- LAI to host snacks and beverages
Event Details
Date: Thursday, November 20th
Location: Woodland Hills, Maplewood – Demonstration Site: 1740 Van Dyke St, Saint Paul, MN 55109 (look for signs at the site)
United by Land. Connected by Expertise.
Lambda Alpha International (LAI) is the global network for distinguished professionals in all fields related to land economics and the use and development of land.
For more than 20 years our Minnesota chapter of LAI has been connecting individuals with a broad range of
professional expertise who share a common interest in land economics.