At the dawn of the 2020s, the world seems ready to tip out of the unstable equilibrium it has teetered in for the past several decades, into an era of rapid change. But in which direction? CDI, with the long-time
The MetroWest Daily News Celebrates Our Jo-Len Village Conversion
We’re still celebrating our Jo-Len Village conversion, in collaboration with ROCUSA, into the New Year! Daily news coverage has been at its peak. The MetroWest Daily News picked up this story and celebrated with us. Check out their article: residents-buy-out-complex-from-outside-company-for-14m
Mountainside Community Celebrates Resident Ownership!
For Immediate Release December 13, 2019 Mountainside Community Celebrates Resident Ownership! Homeowners purchase 52 unit Mountainside Park; preserving affordable housing in Camden – joins nine established Maine Resident Owned Communities. Contacts: Margaret Jone, Vice President, Mountainside Community Board of Directors,
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: the Amazing Andy Danforth
A Letter from CDI’s Executive Director, Noemi Giszpenc I first met Andy in person in Shelburne Falls, MA. We had teamed up to get CDI certified as a member of the ROC USA Network, and now he was hard at
A Note From our NEW NEROC Director
“By the gap I mean the gap between the hard realities around us and what we know is possible — not because we wish it were so, but because we’ve seen it with our own eyes.” Parker Palmer I’ve been thinking
CHARTER OAKS VILLAGE WINS 2019 SMART GROWTH AWARD
BIDDEFORD, MAINE—October 25, 2019—This Thursday at the 2019 Annual GrowSmart Maine Summit held in Biddeford, Maine members of the Charter Oaks Village resident owned community gathered to receive one of GrowSmart Maine’s honorary 2019 Smart Growth Awards. The theme of
Congratulations to Charter Oaks Village Cooperative for Winning a GrowSmart Maine Reward!
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
A Full House with Resident Leadership
On September 14, more than one hundred resident owned community leaders and co-op members gathered from Massachusetts and Rhode Island for the 6th Annual ROC-A-Thon in Kingston, MA at the beautiful community of Town and Country Estates. Those in attendance
NEROC Staff Successfully Enables Massachusetts and Rhode Island Residents to Take Community Ownership
Residents of three manufactured home communities had a lot to celebrate in July as they took ownership of the land beneath their communities, securing affordable housing for their families. On July 24, the residents of Arbor Mobile Home Park and
The lasting value of a legacy: remembering Dale Whitmore
By Jeanee Wright I was saddened to hear recently of the loss of a great man, Dale Whitmore, President of Wardtown Cooperative in Freeport, Maine. Dale passed away peacefully, surrounded by friends and family, from complications from recent illnesses. When