The Wealth Retention and Asset Protection (WRAP) program is a comprehensive intergenerational program designed specifically to reduce the rate of African American and other historically underserved population’s land loss by educating landowners about: heir property and estate planning, intergenerational financial management, conservation easements, and 21st century options for land use.  The program focuses on filling service gaps and creating a nice for the BFLT and our partnering organizations while prioritizing and maintaining the integrity of our respective missions.  Today we are in a critical period of land ownership and the transfer of wealth in this country.  The time has come to remove the traditional work silos and begin offering comprehensive services and programs that protect the land for the seventh generation.

"If you plan for a year, sow a seed.  If you plan for a decade, plant a tree.  If you plan for a century, educate the people."     ~Dr. Addie Mitchell

Core WRAP Strategies

Clear Land Ownership  
Providing families with educational seminars and legal services to obtain unencumbered land title and/or deed.

Inter-generational Land Protection and Estate Planning
Breaking the cycle of heir property through wills, estate and trust planning, and corporate structures.

Easements & Other Conservation Tools
Utilizing the basic elements of conservation as a means of securing land assets long-term.

Inter-generational Financial Management
Focusing on rural economies and youth financial literacy utilizing Giving Circles as a model.

Beyond Subsistence Farming and Green Economies 
Focusing on for new and beginning farmer programs, ​cultural tourism, 21st century farming, alternative crops, entrepreneurship and business development; and sustainable energy development.

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