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Thrilled to see Annual Meeting done right
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH, Mass. — I spoke with the Members of Wamsutta Residents Association yesterday. I was down for their Annual …
Elvis spotted at Medvil Cooperative
By Kim Capen It was a Sunday afternoon and under a big tent that the residents of Medvil were treated …
What a weekend!
The ROC Association was started in 2013 to provide a way for ROCs to elect three community leaders to the …
What makes a great leader?
Reflections on the Resident Owned Community Leader Training from NeighborWorks Montana’s Assistant Director Kaia Peterson What makes a great leader? …
200 and Counting!
On April 26 the residents of Town & Country Estates in Kingston, Ma. became the 200th ROC. I was …
A simple question yields terrific answer
Last week I heard from an old colleague on LinkedIn. She asked how I and ROC USA® were doing. I …
I saw transformation yesterday …
Homebuyers in the United States enjoy such low interest rates because most mortgages are not held by your local bank …
Consistent Impact Documented in 2015: Stage set for sustained growth and market expansion
ROC USA®, the nonprofit social venture with a mission of scaling resident-owned communities (ROCs), is demonstrating strong and consistent impact. …
NPR piece should be a springboard to spread the word ever further
It has been a wonderful and kind time since the NPR story came out about Park Plaza Cooperative, where I …
Extraordinary Final Week of 2016!
On Dec. 26th and 27th, a two-part story on Manufactured (Mobile) Home Communities ran on National Public Radio. The first …
My vision for affordable housing (It’s more than you’d think!)
I have been working in the affordable housing sector for a few years now and I have lived in an …
The time of my life …
This past year has been a real gift. I stepped back in time with all of the current knowledge and …
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