Halifax Mobile Home Estates Association, Inc., in Halifax, Mass., is a 55 and older community with 430 homes that became a ROC in 2017. The co-op’s community center is equipped with a generator and has often provided a safe … More »
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Vermont ROC uses Better Together Grant for lifesaving equipment
Sterling View Cooperative Community, Inc., in Hyde Park, Vt., is a 55 and older community with 113 homes. Residents purchased their neighborhood in April 2021. The Co-op’s community center is a place where many residents meet and gather for … More »
Better Together Grant ensures more residents can access Mass. ROC’s office
Developed in the late 1960s and early ’70s, Royal Crest Residents Association is a 55-and-older community of 154 homes that residents purchased in July 2022. Located in West Wareham, Mass., the average age of the residents is mid-70s. The … More »
Montana ROC builds only playground within 30 miles with grant
Golden Age Village is a 49-home cooperative purchased by residents in August 2022. Located in rural Emigrant, Mont., the nearest grocery stores are at least 30 miles away. Amenities are also scarce, including playgrounds – there are none within … More »
NY ROC uses grant to replace signage for new look, improved safety
BT, Inc. (Brittany Terrace) in Rock Tavern, N.Y., is a 55 and older community with 94 homes, including a site-built rental home. The ROC, which residents purchased in July 2019, recently renovated a room in the rental home that … More »
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 »
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 »
Grant program a success all around
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.
10 ROCs pull down grants for community improvements
CONCORD, N.H. — Ten ROCs received great news this week from the ROC Association Directors that their Better Together Grant applications have been approved. The awards totaled $19,100 in funding to address community improvement projects, including rebranding, Member engagement … More »