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Documentary debuts on PBS this month Mary O’Hara, Executive Vice President of ROC Movement and Deb Winiewicz, Past President of

2023 Better Together Grant applications available now

Applications will be accepted April 3 – May 3 CONCORD, N.H. – Spring is right around the corner! Is your

ROC USA President Paul Bradley and Chance Seales of Scripps News Reports discuss resident ownership in manufactured home communities

ROC USA President Paul Bradley appeared in an interview with anchor Chance Seales where they discussed cooperatives, the process of

Facing rising rents, mobile home park residents are buying their land

John Egan, Mountain West ROC Association Director and Animas View MHP Co-op Member, was featured in a Scripps News report on

2022 Saw Significant Progress with More to Come in 2023

Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that

PRICE is right for ROCs

Bipartisan program could deliver millions in infrastructure and acquisition funding to resident owned communities   WASHINGTON, D.C. – A $225

Shared Equity expert joins ROC USA® Board

CONCORD, N.H. – Jenee Gaynor of NeighborWorks America has joined the ROC USA ® Board of Directors. Gaynor, Director of

Maine ROCs illustrate potential impact of PRICE fund to congressional staffers

Three Maine ROCs hosted tours this fall to highlight infrastructure needs and the importance of the PRICE Fund, which would

Commentary: Sen. Collins must support grant program for manufactured housing communities

Margaret Jones, president of the board of directors at Mountainside Community Co-op in Camden, Maine, authors a guest commentary piece

Scholar: Cheap government financing should benefit homeowners not investment firms

An award-winning author, activist, and scholar called out the good work of ROC USA this month during the U.S. Department

Pew: Lenders Deny More Than Half of Loan Applications for the Purchase of Manufactured Homes

Manufactured homes, which the Biden administration has described as a “vital source of affordable housing,” make up about 10% of

Opinion: Mobile Homes Are Overlooked as a Way to Quickly Expand Affordable Senior Housing

There will be nearly 1 million people over the age of 60 living in San Diego County in just 12

Denver mobile home park could turn into a co-op

DENVER — There are only five mobile home parks left in Denver. For many, it’s the only option for affordable housing.

WBUR: To halt buyout, Wareham residents try to buy the mobile home park where they live

Millions of Americans live in mobile home parks. It’s one of the cheaper places to buy a home. But private

Let’s all come together in 2023

We are always BETTER TOGETHER I’m going to write it as I’m feeling it: I’m happy to close the books

If you build it, they will give

Missouri ROC committee inundated with donations after creating a simple way for neighbors to help neighbors LIBERTY, Mo. – When

WFMZ: EVERGREEN VILLAGE MANUFACTURED HOME COMMUNITY IN UPPER MOUNT BETHEL SOLD TO RESIDENTS FOR $12M

The buyers are not out-of-area investors or developers. In this case, the people who live at Evergreen are now the

ROC USA Welcomes Ragas to Executive Administrative Assistant position

CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Jayda Ragas has been hired as Executive Administrative Assistant in the operations department.

ROC Member joins ROC USA to help communities become ROCs

CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Jeanee Wright has been hired as Cooperative Program Manager in the cooperative solutions

Lehigh Valley community is Pennsylvania’s first ROC

Evergreen Village homeowners become land owners with $12 million purchase MOUNT BETHEL, Pa. – Steve Laclair discovered Evergreen Village in

Foulke joins ROC USA in new technical assistance role

ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Haydyn Foulke has been hired as post-purchase cooperative coordinator. Foulke joins ROC USA after graduating

Wells Fargo grant fueling resident ownership expansion for two years

ROC USA® has been awarded a $600,000 grant from Wells Fargo that will fund innovation in market development and the

Journalist joins ROC USA to expand storytelling breadth

CONCORD, N.H. — Veteran writer April Myers has been hired as the communications associate at ROC USA®. Myers is a longtime

ROC Association working on Member engagement for all ROCs

The ROC Association is looking at this as a new challenge to revitalize that sense of ownership and pride. I think we are heading in a new and right direction.

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