CDI is seeking a great organizer and coach with a head for business to join our Massachusetts NEROC team, working with groups of homeowners to form and strengthen their resident-owned communities. Check out our full job description here. The position
Press Release: North Street Association Becomes Newest ROC
For Immediate Release Contacts: James St. Pierre, Board President, North Street Association, (978) 317-8780 Joe Cicirelli, Program Director, CDI (413) 665-1271 (ext. 6) Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA, LLC (603) 513-2791 Danvers, Massachusetts –
Shelterforce article highlights work with multi-family apartment co-ops
We’re pleased to be included in this Shelterforce article, “From Mobile Home Parks to Multifamily Housing Cooperatives.” We are excited to be leveraging our expertise in working with resident groups to extend support to limited-equity apartment housing co-ops in our region.
Media Advisory: CDI releases Massachusetts Affordable Housing Report
For Immediate Release June 29, 2021 Contact: Margaret Miley – Director, Cooperative Business Services mmiley@cdi.coop 978-973-1200 To celebrate National Home Ownership Month, the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) released its report– Cooperative Housing Solutions for Massachusetts’ Affordable Housing Crisis.
Congratulations to Charter Oaks Village Cooperative for Winning a GrowSmart Maine Reward!
Projects that can transform a community, from Millinocket to Arundel, were named “outstanding” in this year’s Smart Growth Awards from GrowSmart Maine, at the nonprofit advocacy group’s second annual summit. Congratulations to Charter Oaks Village Cooperative for winning this prestigious award, and to
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, Southeast MA–position filled
Do you dig democratic decision making? Enjoy infrastructure projects? Relish training? Frolic with finances? Love people in all their power and complexity? Then have we got a job for you! Affordable, safe and secure housing seems more elusive than ever,
Update: Job posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Vermont–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 Vermont, great with people, a good trainer, and committed to building democratic ownership, then get
The lasting value of a legacy: remembering Dale Whitmore
By Jeanee Wright I was saddened to hear recently of the loss of a great man, Dale Whitmore, President of Wardtown Cooperative in Freeport, Maine. Dale passed away peacefully, surrounded by friends and family, from complications from recent illnesses. When
Job Posting: Central/Eastern MA Housing Program Specialist
Want to be part of a growing team of successful community organizers making a difference for low and moderate income residents? If you’re a group process guru, a real estate whiz, or a trainer extraordinaire, the New England Resident Owned