This is part three in a series of blog posts by Lorie Cahill, the ROC Association Director for the Mountain West region. The series chronicles the visits she made in 2018 to the ROCs in Montana. Check out part one … More »
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2018 ROC Tour: Under the Big Sky
This is part two in a series of blog posts by Lorie Cahill, the ROC Association Director for the Mountain West region. The series chronicles the visits she made in 2018 to the ROCs in Montana. Find the … More »
See what we mean?
The ROC USA Strategic Plan is an ambitious statement both of what we want to accomplish and how we intend to accomplish it. Most people who read it probably are surprised by our first Strategic Focus: “ROC leaders … More »
2018 ROC Tour: Under the Big Sky
This is part one in a series of blog posts by Lorie Cahill, the ROC Association Director for the Mountain West region. The series chronicles the visits she made in 2018 to the ROCs in Montana. Twenty-eighteen has been … More »
Mobile Home Owners Are Upset About Rising Costs To Rent Land
When it comes to lost-cost living, manufactured home communities are a sound solution. But for some of the nearly 20 million homeowners living in those communities, the concern and threat that commercial or private owners may raise the … More »
A Year to Remember
Lisa Mensah, President of the Opportunity Finance Network, told me just before Christmas, “I should talk to you more often, I always come away feeling more optimistic.” What I was telling her was not out of the ordinary … More »
TIME: Affordable Housing Is Disappearing. These Mobile Home Residents Are Fighting to Protect Theirs
TIME Magazine published a piece today about the devastating impact raised rents have on the affordability of manufactured housing communities. Though the tone is slightly aggressive, the piece does adequately lay out the struggle residents face when this … More »
Sponsorships for ROC Summit proves great way for businesses to give back
This year NeighborWorks® Montana held their third-annual ROC Summit for the nearly 30 residents from 10 ROCs in the state. While preparing for the Summit and planning the agenda, we decided to approach the vendors that the ROCs … More »
Finding a ‘truth nugget’ can defuse arguments
We all want to communicate in a direct, clear way. That can become difficult when we’re feeling verbally bullied. Bullying can come in the form of aggressive questions at a meeting, when sitting around the table at a … More »
Stigma, zoning are barriers to affordable homes
Manufactured (or mobile, as most people call them) homes represent the largest stock of unsubsidized affordable housing in the United States, with nearly 18 million Americans calling them home. Their modern amenities and affordable prices make them an … More »