ROC Association News
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Staufenbeil joins ROC USA to help ROC Association meet its goals
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA is pleased to announce that Kiley Staufenbeil has been hired as a national community organizer. Staufenbeil will work …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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ROC Association Members share strategies for boosting mental health
Better Together Call focuses on personal stories, practical tips and community support to navigate winter, enhance well-being and challenge stigma …
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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 …
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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 …
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Colorado ROC Leader wins ROC Association election
Kelly Jensen will serve on Boards of ROC USA® and ROC Association CONCORD, N.H. – A ROC leader from …
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Association leader spotlighted in statewide news coverage
A new law in Maine giving homeowners in manufactured home communities the chance to purchase their for-sale communities has taken …
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Bradley, Winiewicz talk ROCs with Freddie Mac
Paul Bradley, president of ROC USA® and Deb Winiewicz, ROC Association Director for the New England Region and Member of Halifax …
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Donation portal established to help fire-devastated ROC
2 people killed, nine homes destroyed in Washington blaze LAKEWOOD, Wash. – Dave Huskey was on his way back from …
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Proposals would boost ROC Association leadership
ROCs must approve bylaw amendments outlined at Annual Membership Meeting CHICAGO – Nearly 70 ROC leaders from across the country …
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