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Preparation is key when it comes to fire prevention
LEABURG, Ore. – More than 1.2 million acres burned and 5,000 homes were destroyed during Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day wildfires. The homeowners at Vida-Lea Community Cooperative in Leaburg, Ore., got the call to evacuate in the middle of … More »
ROC Association putting ‘Better Together’ into action
The wildfires and floods of 2021 and 2022 started the wheels turning for the ROC Association Directors. Several ROCs were affected and a few had to evacuate their communities. Personal experience with storm damage and tornado threats in … More »
Staufenbeil joins ROC USA to help ROC Association meet its goals
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA is pleased to announce that Kiley Staufenbeil has been hired as a national community organizer. Staufenbeil will work alongside Mary O’Hara, Executive Vice President for ROC Movement and Jayda Ragas, Executive Assistant, to scale ROC leaders’ … More »
Vermont ROC uses Better Together Grant for lifesaving equipment
Sterling View Cooperative Community, Inc., in Hyde Park, Vt., is a 55 and older community with 113 homes. Residents purchased their neighborhood in April 2021. The Co-op’s community center is a place where many residents meet and gather for … More »
ROC USA Welcomes Dalton To Commercial Credit Analyst Position
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA is pleased to announce that Andrew Dalton has been hired as a commercial credit analyst for ROC USA Capital. Dalton will work part time until he graduates in May from the University of Maryland, College Park, … More »
Building Stability Through Resident-Owned Mobile Home Parks
In 2011, it was chance that took Marjory Gilsrud and her husband, Mike, to a home in the Madelia Mobile Village Cooperative. But it’s choice that has kept them in the resident-owned mobile home park in rural Minnesota.
‘This is a story that has no villains and so many heroes’
New Oregon ROC’s Board President excited for a future of resident ownership GRANTS PASS, Ore. – The 110 homes in Family Redwood Park Cooperative are nestled between Redwood Highway and Redwood Avenue in Grants Pass, Ore., surrounded by … More »
$15.5 million awarded to 46 manufactured housing communities for water infrastructure projects
Governor Phil Scott and the Agency of Natural Resources (ANR) today announced $13.3 million in Healthy Homes Initiative awards and $2.2 million in Three-acre Stormwater Initiative awards to help 46 manufactured housing communities (also known as mobile home parks) repair, replace, and … More »
HUD Reforms to Manufactured Housing Policy Could Unlock More Affordable Homes
A new set of policies from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is aimed at supporting residents of manufactured housing as one approach to boosting the affordable housing supply.