CDI congratulates the residents of Weston’s Mobile Home Park in Berlin, Vermont for becoming owners of their community! Their conversion to resident ownership was recently featured in this Times Argus article. Annik Paul, Cooperative Development Specialist in CDI’s NEROC program, supported Weston’s residents in their transition. Her work was featured in the Times Argus story:
NEROC’s work to support mobile home park residents transitioning to ownership was reported in Plattsburgh’s Press-Republican: Country Sky’s owner, Scott Tetreault, decided to close down the park after its sewage treatment facility fell into disrepair, resulting in fines from the State Department of Environmental Conservation and a repair bill that he said was too expensive.
Nancy Froio, president of the residents’ association that purchased Halifax Estates, and her husband downsized into Halifax more than 12 years ago and fell in love with the community. A widow for nine years now, Froio is thankful that her neighborhood won’t be sold again now that she and her neighbors own it. “I’m so
For Immediate Release October 19, 2017 Halifax Estates Residents Association Inc. Nine-woman Board leads 430-home manufactured home community in record-breaking neighborhood purchase Contacts: Nancy Froio, President, Halifax Estates Board of Directors (781) 293-8685 Andy Danforth, Director, NEROC Program, CDI (401) 439-9795 Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA, LLC (603) 513-2818 Halifax, Mass. – Homeowners in Halifax
Maine State Housing Authority recently held their bi-annual affordable housing conference. The theme was “Lead. Assist. Empower.” This year they invited partners to submit ideas for workshops and with over 30 entries, they selected 15 of the most compelling submissions. I knew that a cooperative housing workshop would be a timely conversation, exciting and attracting
A Vermont Public Radio story has quoted CDI’s Sarah Martin on our work with Vermont mobile home communities seeking to transition to resident ownership. Sarah Martin is a Cooperative Development Specialist under CDI’s NEROC Program. In the VPR story, Sarah talks about our work supporting the residents of St. George Villa as they take steps to
Since this spring, The Bollard—a monthly newspaper based in Portland, Maine—has published a series of stories on local cooperative development. From a housecleaning cooperative where workers are treated with respect to a piece on the vision behind cooperatives, the series has highlighted CDI and featured interviews with our staff and partners. In its September issue,
Homeowners in the 212-home Town and Country Estates mobile home park took a big step toward securing their financial futures when they collectively bought their neighborhood as a resident corporation last week. The Town & Country Kingston Estates Cooperative Corporation Board of Directors said they have learned so much during the purchase process and are
As we continue to grow the New England Resident Owned Communities Program, we are looking for one new team member to join us in Maine at full-time. Update: The position has been filled. Thank you to all our great candidates! Please see the summary job description below, and the full description: Position Housing Specialist ME-2017. Position Overview: Successful
Jeanee Wright, our Housing Program Specialist in CDI’s NEROC Program, shares how empowering affordable housing residents enables them to meet their needs—and what more we can do to support them.
