By Heather Holland | Published Sept. 10, 2024 Brookfield, MA — The residents of Brookfield Meadows, a 55+ community with 61 homes, have organized together to purchase their manufactured home park for $3.9 million, making them the newest resident-owned cooperative community in Massachusetts. The 36-acre park, surrounded by dense trees and nature trails, located at

By Jay Poggi | Published August, 21, 2024 August 2024 marks CDI’s 30th Anniversary. We are honored to have supported hundreds of cooperatives in our 30 years as a nonprofit, whether it was helping to develop new cooperatives or strengthen existing ones. All of the cooperatives have one thing in common: They address the pressing

A new halal meat production and processing food system in Maine is one step closer to becoming a reality thanks to the support of CDI and new funding from the USDA Rural Development agency. There are two components that are in the works to create this new halal meat food system in the state: 1)

June 26, 2024  Carver, Mass. — Pine Tree Village, a community of 185 manufactured homes, will receive $4.4 million through the state’s Affordable Housing Development Grant to replace its aging water infrastructure, allowing residents to have safe and reliable drinking water. CDI successfully supported the community in applying for the grant. Mass. Governor Maura Healey