CDI recently helped more than 100 community members in Burlington who were at risk of losing their homes earlier this fall find an innovative way to keep them. Vermont Public Radio caught up with residents to discuss how they formed
CDI Helps Save Over 100 Affordable Homes in Burlington, VT
Each night for the last year, homeowners at Farrington’s Mobile Home Park went to bed knowing that having a future in their homes wasn’t a guarantee. The 117 lot community was put on the market for $5 million when its
CDI seeks Housing Program Organizer, eastern MA (PT)
Job Title: Housing Program Organizer (Part Time, 20-30 hours/week) Reports to: Director, New England Resident Owned Communities Program (NEROC) Compensation: $18-22/hour plus benefits FLSA: Salaried/Exempt Position Overview: Works in the NEROC (New England Resident Owned Communities) program of the Cooperative
Wardtown Mobile Home Cooperative becomes the 6th Resident Owned Community in Maine
Freeport, ME, May 13, 2015 — The residents of Wardtown Mobile Home Park in Freeport recently secured funding support from the Genesis Community Loan Fund in Damariscotta, and Maine State Housing Authority (Maine Housing) in Augusta, to become the 6th
Burlington’s Only Mobile Home Park Takes a Step Towards Cooperative Ownership
Two nights ago, residents of Burlington’s only mobile home park, Farrington’s Mobile Home Park, took preliminary steps towards taking control of their own destiny and purchasing the community as a resident owned co-op. How did this come to fruition? Under
Engaging Students in the Housing Cooperative Movement
“So what’s your passion?” “What do you see yourself doing in five years?” “What are your career goals?” However you choose to phrase it, college students are continuously asking themselves and being asked, “What do you want to do when
A Growing, Changing Cast of Characters at CDI
In the past two years, CDI has doubled in size, adding five new staff members. We would like to introduce: Rob Brown, Cooperative Development Specialist and Director of the Business Ownership Solutions program; and four more Housing Program Organizers under
Developing New Initiatives
The rising trend of retiring baby-boomer business owners and collaborative millennial entrepreneurs has long been on the cooperative development radar. CDI is proud and excited about our strategic new initiative to meet the challenge: Business Ownership Solutions (BOS). Under this
Job posting: Housing Program Organizer (Eastern and Central MA, Eastern CT, RI)
Cooperative Development Institute (www.cdi.coop) is seeking a new hire to join its New England Resident Owned Communities (NEROC) Program. The main work of the program is to assist the residents in the nearly 1200 manufactured home parks in Massachusetts, Connecticut,
Press release: Homeowners purchase 200-site North Adams park; join Mass. trend of resident-owned manufactured home communities
For Immediate Release May 2, 2013 Wheel Estates Tenants Association Inc. Homeowners purchase 200-site North Adams park; join Mass. trend of resident-owned manufactured home communities Contacts: Andy Danforth, Housing Program Director, CDI (401) 439-9795 Michael Sloss, Managing Director, ROC USA®