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They were asking for more

By KIM CAPEN ROC Association Director PLYMOUTH, Mass. — The regional Cooperative Development Institute training at West Wood Village last …
September 29, 2016

Reminding Members they are Owners

Does it sometimes feel like only a few Members are doing too much of the work in your ROC? Nancy …
September 26, 2016

ROC USA’s purchasing co-op reports dramatic growth

The purchasing cooperative that ROC USA joined three years ago is growing faster than predicted, and that growth means more …
September 14, 2016

CDI helps another Mass. community become resident owned

Colonial Estates became the newest resident-owned community last week when the homeowners association there purchased the 148-site community for $10.2 …
September 9, 2016

Lorie Cahill is ROC Association’s newest Director

A Montana ROC leader has been voted the new ROC Association Director for the Mountain/West region. Lorie Cahill, president of …
September 1, 2016

A touching reminder from Bill Hodgkins in Maine

I just read Bill’s piece on Page 6 of the August issue of the Wardtown Newsletter. If you haven’t read …
August 30, 2016

Updates from Northwood Community

NeighborWorks® Montana’s August newsletter included a roundup of activity from Northwood Community, a 44-site ROC in Pablo, Mont. Here’s what …
August 29, 2016

Vida Lea serves as model for affordable housing preservation deal

A Washington, D.C., think tank has profiled an Oregon resident-owned community as part of a series of case studies called …
August 29, 2016

WE NEED YOUR HELP

We have the opportunity to get the resident ownership story into a *very* well-known national news magazine. The writer is …
August 26, 2016

Quick visits at Lakeville Estates and The Woodlands Community – thank you!

I was in western New York earlier this month for the celebration at The Woodlands Community. On my way, I …
August 18, 2016

Great Harvest in Great Falls

GREAT FALLS, Mont. — ROC Members at Missouri Meadows planned and planted a community garden this spring for the first …
August 18, 2016

Voting opens in ROC Association Director election

CONCORD, N.H. – The ROC Association Director election in the Mountain/West region is under way, with two Community Leadership Institute …
July 29, 2016

Sad and happy follow-up to homeowners’ speeches in Oregon

I blogged about Diane Pense’s and Sam Morris’ speeches in February.  Today, I got some really disturbing follow-up on Diane’s …
July 22, 2016

Challenge: Organize a night out and share your photos!

I wanted to share our next big event as a blog. This is a national event but I know that …
July 18, 2016

A steady increase is a good thing.

I know the news can be disappointing.  You apply and you get a decline letter.  It’s hard because it’s something …
July 12, 2016

Looking for help to beautify our ROC

Hello Fellow Communities, I am asking for some help at this time. We are a community that purchased in 2012. …
June 29, 2016

Bank of America Grant helps make CLI free to ROC leaders

The Bank of America Charitable Foundation has provided a $25,000 grant in support of ROC USA’s national Community Leadership Institute …
June 15, 2016

NeighborWorks in the spotlight in Montana

NeighborWorks Montana and Great Falls are busy with a week’s worth of activities and it’s not going unnoticed. KRTV, the …
June 9, 2016
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