For Immediate Release Feb. 20, 2013 West Wood Village Resident Association Inc. Homeowners purchase 66-site Plymouth park; join growing Mass. trend of resident-owned manufactured home communities Contacts: Bob Howard, President, West Wood Village Resident Association (774) 283-2878 Andy Danforth, Housing
Brunswick park becomes co-op: press
This article ran this week in the Coastal Journal, distributed from Freeport to Camden and inserted in the Portland Press Herald. http://www.coastaljournal.com/website/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3935:brunswick-mobile-home-park-purchased-by-residents&catid=58:regional-news&Itemid=100070 Nice work, NEROC!
Op-Ed: Cooperatives could benefit Maine residents
Our own Rob Brown has written a great Op-Ed for the Bangor Daily News for Co-op Month, highlighting the benefits that Resident Ownership through cooperatives could bring to people living in manufactured home parks in Maine.Check it out:http://bangordailynews.com/2012/10/11/opinion/how-trailer-park-cooperatives-could-benefit-maine/
CDI Helps 2 Communities, 466 Families Go Co-op
CDI HELPS 2 COMMUNITIES, 466 FAMILIESGO CO-OP IN SINGLE TRANSACTION For immediate release CDI HELPS 2 COMMUNITIES, 466 FAMILIES GO CO-OP IN SINGLE TRANSACTION Carver, MA, June 25, 2012: The residents’ associations of 2 manufactured housing communities comprised of a
ROC USA on All Things Considered (NPR)
The NH public radio story that aired last week has now hit the national airwaves on NPR’s All Things Considered: http://www.npr.org/2012/05/02/151863518/home-sweet-mobile-home-co-ops-deliver-ownership. We’d like to point out that we are working day and night to help the community referred to in the
ROC USA on NH Public Radio
Listen to this wonderful 7-minute piece on Resident Owned Communities and the work of Paul Bradley and ROC USA to bring stability — and dignity — to tens of thousands of homeowners who rent their land. CDI is so proud
2 Job Openings at CDI: Housing Program Organizers
The Cooperative Development Institute is hiring for two part-time positions: housing program organizers in Maine and in Southeast New England. See job description below. Cooperative Development Institute (www.cdi.coop) is seeking a new hire to join its New England Resident Owned
Homestead Acres Vermont’s newest Resident-Owned Community
Congratulations to the 26 residents of Homestead Acres Mobile Home Park in Swanton, VT for officially purchasing their community today! The residents’ association, Homestead Acres Co-op, is the second to take ownership of a manufactured housing community or “mobile home
We are thankful for cooperation
Happy Thanksgiving! This year we have a lot to be thankful for in regard to cooperation in the Northeast. Here are our top reasons for gratitude — what are yours? The Opportunity to Do Cooperative Development We love our work,
“Don’t Let ‘Em Go! How co-ops can keep vital businesses, services in rural communities”
In the current (Sept/Oct) issue of USDA’s Rural Cooperatives magazine, a salute to noteworthy co-ops in celebration of National (and International!) Cooperative Month includes an article by Noemi Giszpenc on converting existing businesses to co-op ownership in rural communities. The