The residents of Lakeview Mobile Home Park, in Shelburne, Vermont voted last month to form a cooperative, and with the assistance of CDI, Champlain Housing Trust and The Housing Foundation is now on the path to becoming the newest resident-owned
Job Posting: Central/Eastern MA Housing Program Specialist
Want to be part of a growing team of successful community organizers making a difference for low and moderate income residents? If you’re a group process guru, a real estate whiz, or a trainer extraordinaire, the New England Resident Owned
Conflict in Your Cooperative? Try a Non-Violent Communications Training. It works and resources are available!
Let’s face it, we all deal with conflict at times, and some of us more often than others. Some conflict situations are more intense and dramatic than others, or at least we can perceive it that way. To help understand
Policy Matters: Maine Legislative Advocacy Update
Sponsored by Representative Martin Grohman (I) of Biddeford, LD 1338 was reported out of the Committee on Taxation, “Unanimous Ought to Pass as Amended,” and has broad tri-partisan support. The bill is a very straightforward proposal that can have significant
Maine Principle 6 Conference Report-Back
The 5th Annual Principle 6 Conference was held on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at the Rockland Congregational Church in Rockland, Maine. Once a year, co-op supporters from across Maine get together to meet, network, share experiences, and learn how we
Heritage Residents purchased their neighborhood
For Immediate Release April 13, 2018 Heritage Association, Inc. Warren Manufactured Home Community Homeowners Purchased Their Neighborhood, Ready to ‘Flourish’ Contacts: Dave Adams, President, Heritage Association, (413) 436-8245 Andy Danforth, Director, NEROC Program, CDI (401) 439-9795 Paul Bradley, President, ROC
“Residents join forces to try to save mobile home park” on WCAX
WCAX TV just did a story on our work with the New Beginnings Mobile Home Association in Vermont. The story features a great interview with CDI’s Sarah Martin and a touching quote from a New Beginnings resident who calls our
Couple spread good fortune: Touching Press-Republican story features CDI
A recent Press-Republican article showed the cooperative spirit of New Beginnings Mobile Home Association, a New York mobile home community that recently became resident-owned. The article mentions our work with New Beginnings: After park owner Scott Tetreault had decided to shut
Two Letters to the Editors in Support of Maine’s LD 1338
In Maine, we need more parks to convert to resident ownership and that’s why I’m encouraging all legislators to support L.D. 1338, An Act to Create and Sustain Jobs through Development of Cooperatives and Employee-owned Businesses. The bill provides straight-forward
Conifer Green Becomes 19th Resident Owned Community in Massachusetts
For Immediate Release March 7, 2018 Conifer Green Becomes 19th Resident Owned Community in Massachusetts Contacts: Joan Thompson-Stein, President, Conifer Green Andy Danforth, Director, NEROC Program, CDI (401) 439-9795 Paul Bradley, President, ROC USA, LLC (603) 513-2818 KINGSTON, Mass. —