Protected: How Can Co-ops Help Undocumented Workers?
December 4, 2015
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Our Executive Director Noemi Giszpenc was invited by the Institut des hautes études en arts plastiques (Iheap), a post-graduate institute for research and experimentation in art, to present to their New York City program about cooperatives for artists. The session was hosted by the SOHO20 Gallery in Brooklyn. With participants from the Northwest and South
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 North Ave Co-op and the first of its kind financing deal that made it possible.
The United States Department of Agriculture offers a multitude of grants and support for development of rural communities, and recognizes that cooperatives are a key way to strengthen conditions for rural people. In this year’s funding round, CDI won four different grants to help in different ways. The Rural Cooperative Development Grant, for $200,000, has
Meet Cathy, the Cooperative Development Institute’s new answerwoman! She can take on any co-op questions you might have, big or small. Today we address the submitted question: “I am working with the Manchester NH Food Co-op (start-up) to reach out to other NH co-ops, so am looking for a list of all types of co-ops
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 owner, Sandra Farrington, died last year. Residents worried the land would soon be sold to
In 2012 CDI helped launch the Data Commons Cooperative, which now boasts 30 members from across the continent. Its members range from grassroots groups such as SolidarityNYC to large umbrella organizations such as the US Federation of Worker Co-ops. The co-op is addressing the difficulty that people face in finding up-to-date information on organizations that
Earlier this year, we asked many of you to respond to a survey about our work. Now, the responses are in, and we’re proud and excited about the results. Check out the highlights we’ve pulled out from the data and testimonials by downloading the one-page infographic here. You can also read the full client satisfaction
Why I Love Living in a Resident Owned Cooperative by Joanna Jackson, Medomak Mobile Home Cooperative, Waldoboro, Maine — published by Lincoln County News, October, 2015 Being a member of a resident owned co-op has been life changing for me. There all kinds of co-ops you have heard about: food co-ops, garden co-ops, bank co-ops, but there is
Shelburne, Vt. – Homeowners at Shelburnewood Mobile Home Park took a big step forward toward securing their financial futures when they collectively bought their neighborhood as a residents cooperative today. For 10 years, Shelburnewood residents have lived in a state of uncertainty about the future of their neighborhood and their homes. In early 2005, residents
