Joey Dominguez leads our work in KC and supports AG Colorado. He is a housing strategist and community advocate whose work bridges faith, real estate, and community development. Born and raised in Kansas City, Kansas, Joey spent the last 15 years in Denver, where he saw firsthand how gentrification reshaped neighborhoods and displaced long-standing communities. That experience inspired him to enter real estate and later found Love Thy Neighbor, a countercultural real estate company and consulting platform focused on affordable housing, land trust partnerships, and community-rooted development models. Building on that foundation, he co-founded Abundant Ground, a faith-based nonprofit initiative that helps churches reimagine their land as a resource for community good. The initiative helped spark the Yes in God’s Backyard policy initiative in Colorado, which sought to change zoning laws so that churches could more easily develop affordable housing on their land. While the legislation did not pass at the state level, it laid the groundwork for ongoing local efforts and provided a framework for similar work in other communities.

With Abundant Ground KC, Joey is now focused on helping Kansas City churches evaluate underutilized land, consider alternatives to open-market sales, and pursue projects that align with both community needs and the church’s mission. For Joey, stewardship is a central theme: he helps faith communities see land not just as an asset but as a responsibility to be managed wisely for the benefit of neighborhoods and future generations. Rather than serving as a developer himself, he works as a strategist and connector, linking churches with trusted developers and partners to ensure that new projects support affordable housing, cultural preservation, and anti-displacement outcomes. His unique perspective, rooted in lived experience, professional expertise, and faith, has positioned him as a trusted voice in conversations about housing justice.