MANY THINK that the American dream of homeownership is dead for New Hampshire families with lower incomes, but that isn’t true. While prices for starter homes continue to rise, owning a manufactured home in one of New Hampshire’s … More »
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New Sign forges community spirit while bolstering public safety
In 2019, residents at Black Bear Village Cooperative in Conway, N.H., bought Lamplighter Mobile Home Park from Hynes Corporation. Since the late 60s, the community was owned by various cooperate and private entities under the Lamplighter Park name. There … More »
Better Together Grant funds major tech upgrade at Beech Tree Co-op
EXETER, N.H. – Beech Tree Cooperative is a small, 55 and older manufactured home community, with 27 homes and a community center, nestled in the woods of Exeter, N.H. The Members were using an older laptop that belonged … More »
Program poised to fund infrastructure work across New England
Cooperative Development Institute’s WISP program could help ROCs in six states PLYMOUTH, N.H. – When the Board at Pine Gate Cooperative learned of a federal program that could provide enough funding to fix the community’s failing sewer infrastructure, … More »
NH ROC builds garden bonanza with Better Together grant
Friendship Drive Cooperative is a 43-home community in Salem, N.H., that was purchased by its residents in September 2005. Nearly 80 percent of the people who live in the ethnically diverse and multigenerational co-op live below the poverty level. … More »
Climate justice advocate joins ROC USA Board
CONCORD, N.H. – Jeannie Oliver of ROC-NH has joined the ROC USA® Board of Directors. Oliver is the Senior Director of ROC-NH, a program of the New Hampshire Community Loan Fund, that helps homeowners in New Hampshire’s manufactured … More »
NH mobile home parks tackle septic, drinking water crises with federal dollars
When the North Country Village Cooperative asked the state last year for help with failing drinking water and wastewater systems, the manufactured home community was placed at No. 5 on a priority list. Fifty-seven homes occupy the former … More »