Heather Holland

Job Opening: Cooperative Housing Specialist

Cooperative Housing Specialist, Central and Western Massachusetts About CDI: The Cooperative Development Institute (CDI, www.cdi.coop) is the Northeast’s Center for cooperative business education, training, and technical assistance. CDI was founded in 1994 to help build a cooperative economy in the Northeast. CDI is a virtually based 501(c)3 non-profit. Our employees enjoy the work and appreciate

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The new owners

CDI awarded $17.8M to repair failing water infrastructure for thousands of households

Northampton, MA – December 19, 2024 – The Preservation and Reinvestment Initiative for Community Enhancement (PRICE) Main program today awarded the Cooperative Development Institute $17,890,795 to implement infrastructure projects at resident-owned communities representing thousands of households across the Northeast, helping to preserve the affordability and sustainability of homes in our region. In addition, PRICE funding

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Vermont community takes on $2M septic crisis with the help of CDI’s WISP Program

After inheriting failing leach fields, the Sunset Lake Cooperative is securing critical funding to overhaul its wastewater system and safeguard residents’ health By: April Myers | Communications Associate of ROC USA HINESBURG, Vt. – In 2019, shortly after the residents of Sunset Lake Cooperative purchased their community, they noticed an odor coming from their land

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Brookfield Meadows becomes newest resident-owned community in Massachusetts

By Heather Holland | Published Sept. 10, 2024 Brookfield, MA — The residents of Brookfield Meadows, a 55+ community with 61 homes, have organized together to purchase their manufactured home park for $3.9 million, making them the newest resident-owned cooperative community in Massachusetts. The 36-acre park, surrounded by dense trees and nature trails, located at

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