Articles by Mike Bullard

Raza Development Fund executive joins ROC USA board

Melissa McDonald of Raza Development Fund has joined the ROC USA Board of Directors.

ROC Leaders, ROC USA President talk ROCs on prominent webinar

Nonprofit Quarterly and Shelterforce put spotlight on the growing movement of cooperative ownership transforming affordable housing in manufactured home communities.

Maine Governor joins Blueberry Fields Co-op’s We Own It! celebration

Blueberry Fields Cooperative is the first to benefit from Maine’s new opportunity to purchase legislation, signed into law by Gov. Janet Mills last year.

Hot times – hot takes – from Phoenix

For 20 years, ROC USA and I have been heavily involved in the Innovations in Manufactured Housing or I’M HOME network. This is group of innovators and advocates in the HUD-code Manufactured Housing sector.

ROC Association charts bold path forward

The ROC Association gathered last week at its annual meeting to refine a vision to streamline the organization to more effectively serve the 331 Member ROCs in 21 states it represents.

Sign Up Now for ROCKET’s Featured Fall Courses

Discover ROCKET’s free Fall courses for ROC Members, offering leadership skills, peer networking, and self-paced learning.

Manufactured housing was an affordable homeownership option. Now, investor-owned parks are pricing residents out

At the end of the month, Edmund McGahey plans to load up his U-Haul with the American flag neatly rolled behind his front door, take his wind chimes down from his front porch, and leave for Texas.

ROC USA Selected for Prestigious Housing Venture Lab Accelerator

Terner Labs announced the fifth cohort of entrepreneurs – including ROC USA – selected for the Housing Venture Lab, an accelerator providing wraparound support for bold new ideas to make housing more equitable, accessible, and sustainable.

ROC Leader joins ROC USA as Field Operations Manager

CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA is pleased to announce that Dawn Brown has been hired as field operations manager at ROC USA. She will manage all of the pre- and post-purchase technical assistance providers on the ROC USA Direct team, their workloads and be the go-to for the day-to-day needs the ROCs that work with that team.

Affordable housing expert named next president of ROC USA

Emily Thaden, a respected leader in shared equity housing, begins July 1 CONCORD, N.H. – ROC USA, that nation’s leading …

ROC Association Members share strategies for boosting mental health

Better Together Call focuses on personal stories, practical tips and community support to navigate winter, enhance well-being and challenge stigma …

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 …

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