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Royal Crest residents purchase their manufactured housing community, securing an affordable and cooperative future

July 29, 2022 4 Comments

[For Immediate Release] July 29, 2022 [Wareham, Massachusetts] – On July 28, Carol Carver went from leasing the land under her manufactured home to being the co-owner of a multi-million dollar piece of real-estate. Two years ago, Ms. Carver’s landlord sold the building they had lived in for decades, so she and her husband decided

For Immediate Release: Colchester Parks Become Newest ROCS!

February 11, 2022 1 Comment

For Immediate Release: Colchester Parks Become Newest ROCS! February 10, 2022 Colchester, Vermont Contact: Annik Paul, Vermont State Manager Cooperative Development Institute – New England Resident Owned Communities (802) 851-0110 Kathleen R. Berk, Executive Director Vermont State Housing Authority (802) 828-3019 Gus Seelig, VHCB Executive Director Vermont Housing & Conservation Board (802) 828-3251 Anne Loecher,

Image of the cover of the Massachusetts Solutions to the Housing Crisis report

Media Advisory: CDI releases Massachusetts Affordable Housing Report

June 29, 2021 No Comments

For Immediate Release June 29, 2021 Contact: Margaret Miley – Director, Cooperative Business Services mmiley@cdi.coop 978-973-1200 To celebrate National Home Ownership Month, the Cooperative Development Institute (CDI) released its report– Cooperative Housing Solutions for Massachusetts’ Affordable Housing Crisis. Quality, stable affordable housing in the Commonwealth is increasingly difficult to secure. Cooperative ownership could

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Refinancing Impacts Resident Owned Community

January 12, 2021 No Comments

Congratulations to the Homestead Acres Co-op, Inc., which refinanced their cooperative on December 15th. Homestead Acres has been struggling for several years to find funding for several important infrastructure projects in their community –including an urgent replacement of their existing pump station. Though the cooperative had been interested in obtaining grants for these projects, grants

From left to right: Charter Oaks Village residents Steve Staples, Shannon Staples, Ann Lantagne, Marcus Baldwin at GrowSmart Summit holding their 2019 Smart Growth Award

Congratulations to Charter Oaks Village Cooperative for Winning a GrowSmart Maine Reward!

October 29, 2019 No Comments

Projects that can transform a community, from Millinocket to Arundel, were named “outstanding” in this year’s Smart Growth Awards from GrowSmart Maine, at the nonprofit advocacy group’s second annual summit. Congratulations to Charter Oaks Village Cooperative for winning this prestigious award, and to our NEROC team for making this happen. “The success of Charter Oaks brings positive attention

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, Southeast MA–position filled

August 30, 2019 No Comments

Do you dig democratic decision making? Enjoy infrastructure projects? Relish training? Frolic with finances? Love people in all their power and complexity? Then have we got a job for you! Affordable, safe and secure housing seems more elusive than ever, but the New England Resident Owned Communities (NEROC) program at CDI has (at last count

Resident owners at the new St. George Cooperative

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

July 1, 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 Vermont, 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 our

ROC USA’s First “ROC Only” Leadership Institute Was An Outstanding Success

June 22, 2018 No Comments

ROC USA’s first “ROC Only” Leadership Institute was an Outstanding Success By Thomas Choate I arrived Thursday afternoon, driving up I-93 from Providence, RI to Manchester, NH. Upon arrival, familiar faces greeted ROC community leaders and settled in to prepare for a weekend of training and making new friends and connections. The event kicked off

MA Regional ROC Event Highlights Owner Empowerment Efforts

June 22, 2018 No Comments

MA Regional ROC Event a Success! by Maureen Carroll Dennis and Colleen Preston To the uninitiated, resident-ownership may not rock your world. But to those in the trenches, and those who truly are taking a shot at “living the American dream,” this new wave of eminently affordable home ownership is a very big deal. So,

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Royal Crest residents purchase their manufactured housing community, securing an affordable and cooperative future

For Immediate Release: Colchester Parks Become Newest ROCS!

Media Advisory: CDI releases Massachusetts Affordable Housing Report

Refinancing Impacts Resident Owned Community

Congratulations to Charter Oaks Village Cooperative for Winning a GrowSmart Maine Reward!

De-stigmatizing Manufactured Housing Communities

Update–Job Posting: Cooperative Housing Specialist, Southeast MA–position filled

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

ROC USA’s First “ROC Only” Leadership Institute Was An Outstanding Success

MA Regional ROC Event Highlights Owner Empowerment Efforts

News & Updates

Resident-ownership transforms Maine community with veggie garden, safer and cleaner spaces

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

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