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CDI’s NEROC program is rocking out with three closings in the last two months!

February 21, 2018 No Comments

CDI’s NEROC program assisted the owners and residents of three manufactured home communities in converting to resident owned communities, including our first conversion in Rhode Island! Together, the three communities of Weston’s, Windy Hollow, and Sherwood Village mobile home cooperatives represent 296 units of privately owned affordable housing that will be preserved and managed by

Woman in red jacket stands in front of her mobile home, with snow on the ground outside

“Residents form co-op to buy Windy Hollow park” in The Rutland Herald

February 20, 2018 No Comments

After three years of hard work, the residents of Windy Hollow Mobile Home Park in Castleton, Vermont have bought their mobile home park and become a cooperative—saving 44 families from the risk of displacement. The Rutland Herald reported Windy Hollow’s transition to a cooperative: …With help from the Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity Mobile Home

Two men check a community mailbox in the Weston's Mobile Home Park, smiling and chatting with one another

“Co-ops are democracy in action:” CDI in Rutland Herald Commentary

January 25, 2018 No Comments

A recent opinion piece in the Rutland Herald acknowledged CDI’s work as part of a growing cooperative economy in the Northeast. The authors—Rob Miller of Vermont State Employees Credit Union, Kari Bradley of Hunger Mountain Co-op in Montpelier, and Edward Fox of the Hanover Co-op Food Stores—start by recognizing the residents of Weston’s Mobile Home Park

Two Sherwood Village residents pose with a cake saying "We Own It!" in frosting

Residents take ownership of Sherwood Village: Story in The Coventry Courier

January 22, 2018 No Comments

Sherwood Village Mobile Home Park has become the first cooperatively managed, resident-owned mobile home park in Rhode Island. Congratulations to Sherwood Village residents! CDI was proud to assist residents in becoming owners. We’re featured in this The Coventry Courier story about the transition. Residents were informed in early 2017 that the park’s previous owner was

Jonah spreads his arms wide and talks while addressing a group of people in a colorful room at the food co-op.

The Power of Cooperatives in an Ever-Changing Food Economy

December 14, 2017 No Comments

In celebration of Co-op Month, Jonah Fertig-Burd, CDI’s Director of Cooperative Food Systems, gave a talk at the Portland Food Co-op on October 26th. Jonah’s presentation examined the ways in which cooperatives have benefited farmers, food producers, and eaters through worker, consumer, and producer cooperatives. Jonah compared this to the corporate-controlled food system that continues

A large group of people pose and hold signs saying #cooperatives. One girl is at the front of the group doing the splits and holding a #cooperatives sign.

Maine ROCs Celebrate Co-op Month

December 14, 2017 No Comments

This blog post is written by Jeanee Wright, a Cooperative Development Specialist in CDI’s NEROC program. October 28th was a big day for Maine Resident Owned Communities (ROCs). October is National Co-op Month and we wanted to celebrate the Maine co-op movement. All eight of the Maine ROC co-ops came together for a day of

ROC On! Halifax Estates Residents Buy Their Community

December 14, 2017 No Comments

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

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CDI Supports the Cooperative Financial Education Kit

December 11, 2017 No Comments

CDI is pleased to announce that we are supporting the Cooperative Financial Education Kit, a new resource developed by and for the cooperative movement, with a donation of $3,000. What is the Cooperative Financial Education Kit? The Cooperative Finance Education Kit bridges the gap between financial literacy skills and justice-oriented organizing by creating a free,

Halifax Estates Residents Gain Ownership of Mobile Home Park Community in Historic Conversion

October 19, 2017 No Comments

The residents of Halifax Estates, a mobile home park community in Halifax, Massachusetts, have been working to gain ownership over their community for the past two and a half years. Today, we are pleased to announce that they have completed their deal! Congratulations Halifax Estates! With 430 homes, Halifax Estates has become the largest resident-owned

NEROC Program Leads Discussion On Cooperative Housing at Maine State Housing Authority Conference

October 12, 2017 No Comments

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

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CDI’s NEROC program is rocking out with three closings in the last two months!

“Residents form co-op to buy Windy Hollow park” in The Rutland Herald

“Co-ops are democracy in action:” CDI in Rutland Herald Commentary

Residents take ownership of Sherwood Village: Story in The Coventry Courier

The Power of Cooperatives in an Ever-Changing Food Economy

Maine ROCs Celebrate Co-op Month

ROC On! Halifax Estates Residents Buy Their Community

CDI Supports the Cooperative Financial Education Kit

Halifax Estates Residents Gain Ownership of Mobile Home Park Community in Historic Conversion

NEROC Program Leads Discussion On Cooperative Housing at Maine State Housing Authority Conference

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

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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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