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[Press Release] US Senate Could Make a Huge Difference in Housing Crisis by Voting to Fund PRICE

August 26, 2022 No Comments

[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE] August 26, 2022 US Senate Could Make a Huge Difference in Housing Crisis by Voting to Fund PRICE Manufactured Housing Program Manufactured housing is America’s largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing. Last month the House Appropriations Committee made a groundbreaking federal investment in this often stigmatized housing sector with their vote to

New Roots Cooperative Farm purchases farmland

January 21, 2022 No Comments

New Roots Cooperative Farm purchases farmland FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 20, 2022 CONTACT: Omar Hassan, 207-319-6261, newrootscooperativefarm@gmail.com Lewiston, Maine — Today, Jabril Abdi, Mohamed Abukar, Batula Ismail, and Seynab Ali, the four farmers of New Roots Cooperative Farm in Lewiston, purchased the 30-acre former dairy farm that New Roots has been leasing for the past

Summary Lessons from the Pandemic: Maine’s local food system during COVID-19

December 8, 2021 No Comments

What lessons can we learn from the pandemic? How can we better support Maine’s farmers and local food system? In 2021, CDI, CEI, MFT and MOFGA joined forces to survey how COVID-19 is impacting Maine’s food system. While the pandemic is not yet over, and it’s too soon to draw conclusions about long-term impacts, the

Lessons from the Pandemic: Maine’s local food system during COVID-19

November 30, 2021 No Comments

Outdoor trainings and meetings are a breath of fresh air

October 5, 2021 No Comments

Maine’s NEROC Staff Partner with the Staff of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund’s ROC-NH program for an Informative ROC101 Training Late last month, seventeen resident leaders, representing seven of Maine’s ten Resident Owned Communities braved the weather forecast and convened at the Medomak Mobile Home Cooperative in Waldoboro, Maine to participate in a ROC

Thank you, CDI Interns Lisa Luken and Eric Fleischmann!

June 15, 2021 No Comments

Lisa Luken Lisa Luken (she, hers) is pursuing a Master’s Degree in Leadership Studies and a Certificate of Graduate Study in Food Studies at the University of Southern Maine. Through her internship with Cooperative Development Institute, Lisa has supported New Roots Cooperative Farm and Isuken Co-op with grant writing and fundraising, marketing and community outreach,

De-stigmatizing Manufactured Housing Communities

October 21, 2019 No Comments

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 on October 1st. The stigma of living in manufactured housing is a personal one for

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

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

The Island Employee Cooperative Celebrates its Fifth Year of Success!

June 18, 2019 No Comments

The Island Employee Cooperative (IEC) in Stonington, Maine has just celebrated its fifth year of operation. CDI’s Rob Brown, Director of Business Ownership Solutions, was part of the team that provided the technical assistance for the employees and the seller to convert three local businesses to an employee owned cooperative. Converted in 2014, the IEC

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[Press Release] US Senate Could Make a Huge Difference in Housing Crisis by Voting to Fund PRICE

New Roots Cooperative Farm purchases farmland

Summary Lessons from the Pandemic: Maine’s local food system during COVID-19

Lessons from the Pandemic: Maine’s local food system during COVID-19

Outdoor trainings and meetings are a breath of fresh air

Thank you, CDI Interns Lisa Luken and Eric Fleischmann!

De-stigmatizing Manufactured Housing Communities

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

Charter Oaks Village Celebrates Resident Ownership!

The Island Employee Cooperative Celebrates its Fifth Year of Success!

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

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