[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE] August 26, 2022 US Senate Could Make a Huge Difference in Housing Crisis by Voting to Fund PRICE Manufactured Housing Program Manufactured housing is America’s largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing. Last month the House Appropriations Committee
New Roots Cooperative Farm purchases farmland
New Roots Cooperative Farm purchases farmland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2022 CONTACT: Omar Hassan, 207-319-6261, newrootscooperativefarm@gmail.com Lewiston, Maine — Today, Jabril Abdi, Mohamed Abukar, Batula Ismail, and Seynab Ali, the four farmers of New Roots Cooperative Farm in Lewiston,
Summary Lessons from the Pandemic: Maine’s local food system during COVID-19
What lessons can we learn from the pandemic? How can we better support Maine’s farmers and local food system? In 2021, CDI, CEI, MFT and MOFGA joined forces to survey how COVID-19 is impacting Maine’s food system. While the pandemic
Lessons from the Pandemic: Maine’s local food system during COVID-19
What lessons can we learn from the pandemic? How can we better support Maine’s farmers and local food system? In 2021, CDI, CEI, MFT and MOFGA joined forces to survey how COVID-19 is impacting Maine’s food system. While the pandemic
Outdoor trainings and meetings are a breath of fresh air
Maine’s NEROC Staff Partner with the Staff of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund’s ROC-NH program for an Informative ROC101 Training Late last month, seventeen resident leaders, representing seven of Maine’s ten Resident Owned Communities braved the weather forecast and
Thank you, CDI Interns Lisa Luken and Eric Fleischmann!
Lisa Luken Lisa Luken (she, hers) is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Leadership Studies and a Certificate of Graduate Study in Food Studies at the University of Southern Maine. Through her internship with Cooperative Development Institute, Lisa has supported New
De-stigmatizing Manufactured Housing Communities
By Jeanee Wright – NEROC Housing Specialist October is Anti-Stigma month. I had no idea of that fact when I was asked to sit on a panel at the 2019 Maine State Housing Authority Conference on Affordable Housing held recently
Update: Job posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Maine – closed
Affordable housing is crucial for people to lead stable, productive lives and stay out of poverty. If you are passionate about preserving affordable housing in Maine, great with people, a good trainer, and committed to building democratic ownership, then get
Charter Oaks Village Celebrates Resident Ownership!
Homeowners purchase 40 unit Arundel manufactured housing park; preserving affordable housing in York County – join eight established Maine Resident Owned Communities. Arundel, Maine – Homeowners in the 40 unit Charter Oaks manufactured housing park in Arundel took a big
The Island Employee Cooperative Celebrates its Fifth Year of Success!
The Island Employee Cooperative (IEC) in Stonington, Maine has just celebrated its fifth year of operation. CDI’s Rob Brown, Director of Business Ownership Solutions, was part of the team that provided the technical assistance for the employees and the seller