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

December 19, 2024 No Comments

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

CDI receives $100K to support cooperative immigrant food businesses in the Northeast

December 18, 2024 No Comments

Northampton, MA – The Northeast Regional Food Business Center awarded the Cooperative Development Institute a $100,000 grant to support emerging networks of cooperative immigrant and Muslim food businesses in the Northeast. The grant will help CDI increase access to affordable and culturally relevant foods and expand markets for the region’s farmers and producers. CDI’s Immigrant

Panel: Developing co-ops beyond borders and papers

October 30, 2024 No Comments

October 26, 2024 | Hartford, CT — We had a blast at the Beyond Business as Usual 2024 conference this past weekend! Pável Uranga, director of CDI’s Immigrant Services, spoke on a panel with our visionary colleagues about how the cooperative model can support immigrant communities and the challenges they face. Learn more about our

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

October 23, 2024 No Comments

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

Residents purchase manufactured home park for $26M, first deal of its kind in Maine

October 10, 2024 No Comments

Brunswick, Maine—October 10, 2024—The residents of Linnhaven Mobile Home Park organized together to purchase their 278-home community for $26.3 million, marking the first deal of its kind since a new Maine law went into effect last year requiring park owners to notify residents when their properties are put up for sale. The residents closed on

Brookfield Meadows becomes newest resident-owned community in Massachusetts

September 10, 2024 No Comments

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

Interactive timeline: Explore cooperatives supported by CDI over the years

August 21, 2024 No Comments

By Jay Poggi | Published August, 21, 2024 August 2024 marks CDI’s 30th Anniversary. We are honored to have supported hundreds of cooperatives in our 30 years as a nonprofit, whether it was helping to develop new cooperatives or strengthen existing ones. All of the cooperatives have one thing in common: They address the pressing

15-year-old Maine Passive House transitions to employee-owned cooperative

July 25, 2024 No Comments

July 25, 2024 | By: Heather Holland Bethel, Maine — Jesper Kruse, an experienced carpenter and the founder of Maine Passive House, had many reasons why he decided to transition his 15-year-old company to an employee-owned cooperative. For one, he wanted to retain his experienced staff, and two, Kruse, who is 55 years old, wanted

Halal meat production system in Maine is one step closer to becoming a reality

July 16, 2024 No Comments

A new halal meat production and processing food system in Maine is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to the support of CDI and new funding from the USDA Rural Development agency. There are two components that are in the works to create this new halal meat food system in the state: 1)

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders chats with CDI about housing crisis

July 5, 2024 No Comments

July 2, 2024 U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders visited the North Avenue Cooperative in Burlington, Vermont today to tour the community and meet its resident-owners. During the tour, he stopped to speak with CDI about the housing crisis and how manufactured-home communities that are cooperatively run can help solve this nationwide problem. The North Avenue Cooperative

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