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Meadowood Village residents purchase their mobile home park in Littleton, locking in affordable housing for decades to come
“It is great to see a community gain control of its future like Meadowood has,” Littleton City Manager Jim Becklenberg said. “I am very pleased that the city was able to help the residents persevere through the process in a very modest way that resulted in more protected and affordable housing for the community.”
Colorado Homeowners Purchase Manufactured Home Community for Over $18 Million
“I am thrilled to see the collaboration between public and private funders who recognize the importance of preserving the affordability of these 92 homes in a growing suburb of Denver.” said ROC USA CEO Emily Thaden. “The hard work of the homeowners at Meadowood Cooperative, working alongside Thistle, has paid off for current homeowners and future generations.”
CDI receives $50K to build new resident owned manufactured home community
A private donor gave the Cooperative Development Institute, or CDI, $50,000 to jump-start the project, which is expected to cost millions of dollars and take years to complete.
Turning vacancies into victory
Royal Crest Residents Association has built a thriving real estate initiative, generating $130,000 in commissions and filling 12 vacant sites. This grassroots effort boosts affordability and keeps site fees down.
Federal grant to help improve water system at Sunset Terrace in Rockland, Maine
George Krise describes his neighborhood as a mix of young and old, ranging from new babies to 90-year-olds. It’s the kind of place where kids yell “car” when someone drives down the road so everyone can stay safe. The kind of place where neighbors look out for each other.
Milton Mobile Home Co-op completes water, waste water infrastructure project
The 5 million dollar water and wastewater infrastructure project completed this year marked the first time residents have safe drinking and wastewater infrastructure since the co-op purchased its park in 2012.
Aubrey Brown joins ROC USA as part-time accounting assistant
ROC USA is excited to welcome Aubrey Brown as a part-time Accounting Assistant. With extensive experience in corporate and public accounting, Aubrey will support financial operations on the Finance and Accounting team.
Residents Secure Ownership of Evergreen Community Park Co-op in Milliken, Colo., for $4.3 Million
When the owner of Evergreen Mobile Home Park decided it was time to sell the park, they were enthusiastic to learn that the residents wanted to pursue becoming resident owned. For Shanna Johnson, a resident and Board Operations Manager of Evergreen Community Park Cooperative, learning that the park might go up for sale was met with a mix of emotions.
Homeowners purchase Dumont Community Cooperative for $2.1M
Autumn Brooks, a resident and Board Treasurer of Dumont Community Cooperative, hit the ground running after receiving a notice that the current owner of Valli Hi Mobile Home Park intended to sell. She first reached out to state representatives, and then she started talking to her neighbors and organizing the community.
HUD Grants ROC USA $38.1M to strengthen ROCs
ROC USA has secured $38.1 million in federal PRICE funding to strengthen and preserve resident-owned manufactured home communities, marking a historic investment in housing stability and resilience.
Margaret Jones will serve on Boards of ROC USA and ROC Association
Margaret Jones, Board President at Mountainside Community Cooperative in Camden, Maine, was voted to represent the New England Region of the ROC Association Board of Directors. She will succeed Deb Winiewicz, past president at Halifax Estates in Halifax, Massachusetts.
Amid ‘a national crisis,’ one Virginia city came together to assist mobile home owners
He advises residents to seek out non-profit organizations that assist with affordable housing and to attempt to work with local government officials. He mentioned Resident Owned Communities (ROC USA) as an invaluable resource that should be contacted immediately.
ROC USA adds housing policy leader to senior team
With extensive experience in preserving affordable housing, Laura Abernathy will shape public policies that foster sustainable, resident-owned communities as ROC USA’s new Senior Vice President of Policy and Partnerships.
NeighborWorks Montana is playing a critical role in supporting families evicted from a privately-owned Montana manufactured home community
To help ease the financial burden of relocating, statewide affordable housing organization NeighborWorks Montana, partnering with the Whitefish Community Foundation, created an assistance fund that raised about $165,000.
Massachusetts mobile park residents celebrate Appeals Court decision
Residents of a Cape Cod mobile home park are declaring victory after a court decision about who can buy their park.
Residents in Parkland form cooperative to purchase their mobile home park
Olga Dor Court Mobile Home Park is the sixth resident-owned cooperative community in Pierce County and the first to receive acquisition loan funds from the PCCDC.
ROC USA Welcomes Elizabeth Pietrzak as VP of Operations
ROC USA has hired Elizabeth Pietrzak, whose background includes a proven track record of success in scaling operations, as VP of Operations.
Raza Development Fund executive joins ROC USA board
Melissa McDonald of Raza Development Fund has joined the ROC USA Board of Directors.
Everything changes when you share ownership of your community
“Every time we build connected communities like ours, we are taking away the horrible stereotypes of trailer parks and trailer people,” says Winiewicz. “We are changing perceptions so that people realize that in manufactured home communities, we are good people and can build thriving communities.”
To save affordable housing, states promote resident-owned mobile home parks
Lawmakers increasingly view manufactured homes as one key to easing the housing affordability crisis.
Missoula manufactured home park residents purchase community to preserve affordable housing
NeighborWorks Montana helped the Old Hellgate Village residents form a cooperative and buy the 34-home park.
Vermont community takes on $2M septic crisis with the help of CDI’s WISP Program
In 2019, shortly after the residents of Sunset Lake Cooperative purchased their community, they noticed an odor coming from their land – and not a pleasant one.
ROC Leaders, ROC USA President talk ROCs on prominent webinar
Nonprofit Quarterly and Shelterforce put spotlight on the growing movement of cooperative ownership transforming affordable housing in manufactured home communities.
Pennsylvania homeowners purchase mobile home park with support from state funds
With $750,000 in state funding and financing from ROC USA, the residents of Royal Oaks Cooperative in Bath, Pa., secure ownership of their 33-home community for $2.95M.
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