CDI News Archives – Page 11 of 36 – Cooperative Development Institute

NEROC Staff Successfully Enables Massachusetts and Rhode Island Residents to Take Community Ownership

September 23, 2019 No Comments

Residents of three manufactured home communities had a lot to celebrate in July as they took ownership of the land beneath their communities, securing affordable housing for their families. On July 24, the residents of Arbor Mobile Home Park and Heritage manufactured home communities located in Westfield, MA, and the residents of Lincoln Mobile Estates

Member of the Compost Cooperative hosing a bucket

Compost Cooperative Digs Deep into Mass Incarceration

September 23, 2019 No Comments

You don’t have to dig deep to find startling statistics about the state of mass incarceration in the US. The issues run deep, have been around for hundreds of years, and the system is rotten no matter which way you look at it. Outside of a small number of successful programs and initiatives, we are

CDI’s Business Ownership Solutions Visits the Adirondack North Country

September 23, 2019 No Comments

This summer, BOS program director Rob Brown spent a week in New York’s North Country region presenting at a series of events organized by the Adirondack North Country Association (ANCA). ANCA is an independent non-profit organization working to build dynamic local economies that sustain thriving communities in Northern New York since 1955. Carolyn Edsell Vetter,

Sandwich board announced celebration of Halifax Estates closing

Growth and Change in NEROC Program: New Housing Director Sought

August 30, 2019 No Comments

CDI’s NEROC program has seen unprecedented growth in the past year in terms of staff and communities served, with more rapid growth on the horizon. To best meet the growing demand for resident ownership, longtime director and founder Andy Danforth has decided to move into a position focused on supporting the acquisition and financing process

Update–Job Posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Southeast MA–position filled

August 30, 2019 No Comments

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, but the New England Resident Owned Communities (NEROC) program at CDI has (at last count

Resident owners at the new St. George Cooperative

Update: Job posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Vermont–closed

July 1, 2019 No Comments

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 in touch with us. The New England Resident Owned Communities (NEROC) program wants you! Take a look at our

Update: Job posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Maine – closed

June 29, 2019 No Comments

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 in touch with us. The New England Resident Owned Communities (NEROC) program wants you! Take a look at

Co-ops are Having a Moment

June 18, 2019 No Comments

By Margaret Miley, Cooperative Business Director Sometimes we circle back in our work; revisiting previous efforts with new tools, fresh eyes, and renewed conviction. In my personal mission to help make our economy more accessible, sustainable, and equitable—I’m circling back to worker ownership as an enduring and now reawakening model of economic strength. It began

Charter Oaks Village Celebrates Resident Ownership!

June 18, 2019 No Comments

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 step toward securing their financial futures when they collectively bought their neighborhood as a resident

Spreading Cooperation in Vermont

June 18, 2019 No Comments

By Julia Curry, Cooperative Housing Specialist As the newest member of CDI’s team working with ROCs (resident-owned communities), I’m excited to use my co-ops background to help more and more Vermonters control where they live. I can attest that running a co-op takes work. It’s also one of the most rewarding and hopeful choices I

CDI News

NEROC Staff Successfully Enables Massachusetts and Rhode Island Residents to Take Community Ownership

Compost Cooperative Digs Deep into Mass Incarceration

CDI’s Business Ownership Solutions Visits the Adirondack North Country

Growth and Change in NEROC Program: New Housing Director Sought

Update–Job Posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Southeast MA–position filled

Update: Job posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Vermont–closed

Update: Job posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Maine – closed

Co-ops are Having a Moment

Charter Oaks Village Celebrates Resident Ownership!

Spreading Cooperation in Vermont

News & Updates

Eastern Garage Door becomes employee-owned cooperative after 100 years in business

Bangor residents purchase community for $8M, dozens of new affordable homes planned

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

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

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

Brookfield Meadows becomes newest resident-owned community in Massachusetts

CDI News

News & Updates

Subscribe to our newsletter for exclusive updates on cooperatives in the Northeast!