Evergreen Village homeowners become land owners with $12 million purchase MOUNT BETHEL, Pa. – Steve Laclair discovered Evergreen Village in the early ‘80s when he helped his Belvedere, N.J., neighbor move into the 55-and-older manufactured home community nestled … More »
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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 in May from Guilford College in Greensboro, N.C. She has previously volunteered her time as a community organizer, … More »
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 expansion of resident ownership in manufactured home communities nationwide. ROC USA received $300,000 this fall and will receive … More »
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 full-time and freelance journalist for magazines and newspapers across the country, including National Geographic Kids, The Washington Post … More »
Innovative Funding Pool Enables Low-Income Colorado Homeowners in Mobile Home Parks to Capitalize on 2020 Community Purchase Law
CONCORD, N.H. – Nine organizations have come together to create a financing vehicle that positions homeowners in Colorado manufactured home communities to successfully purchase their neighborhoods when they come up for sale. ROC USA® Capital and Thistle Community … More »
Tenured developer hired to lead Salesforce work
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Kelly Strauch has been hired as Salesforce administrator. She joins ROC USA with more than 10 years of experience as a Salesforce administrator and developer at both nonprofit and for-profit organizations. … More »
ROC USA hires tech firm veteran for HR lead
CONCORD, N.H. — ROC USA® is pleased to announce that Antoinette Merchant has been hired as ROC USA’s people operations manager. Merchant joins ROC USA following work as operations manager for a tech firm, building out its human resource … More »
California ROC uses grant to make meetings more inclusive
LITTLE RIVER, Calif. – The Woods Cooperative Association has been busily making improvements since the homeowners purchased their community in December. A 120-home community for adults 55 and over, The Woods’ Board soon turned its focus to improving … More »
VTDIGGER: STEPHEN HAMLIN: SEN. LEAHY NEEDS TO SUPPORT THE PRICE PROGRAM FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING COMMUNITIES
PRICE is a $500 million grant program specific to resident-owned communities like ours and nonprofit manufactured home communities to support critical infrastructure improvements and resident purchases. The U.S House Appropriations Committee voted to include the PRICE program in … More »
MISSOULIAN: MONTANA MANUFACTURED HOME RESIDENTS FACE EVICTIONS, RISING RENTS, FLOOD THREATS
Although they’re often the most affordable type of housing, trailer homes are a precarious living situation because the owners don’t own the land and can find themselves displaced if an owner decides to sell or redevelop the property.