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Voting about to begin for 2 ROC Association Directors

CONCORD, N.H. – Three resident-owned community leaders have been nominated by their peers to run for two Director positions on the ROC Association Board. The winners will also serve as Directors on the ROC USA Board. In the … More »

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Park Plaza featured in Star Tribune

ST. ANTHONY, Minn. – The Minneapolis StarTribune this week profiled the closure of a manufactured home community in the greater Twin Cities. Lowry Grove was sold, shuttered, and slated for redevelopment, displacing the almost 100 families who live … More »

Take a tour of Ladd Hill Cooperative

BELMONT, N.H. — Ladd Hill Cooperative’s marketing website went live today with a site that showcases the ROC’s small neighborhood feel nestled in the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region. And a virtual drive through the 32-home community. … More »

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Visit Montana ROC virtually at new marketing website

Northwood Community became the most recent resident-owned community to debut online as its marketing website hit the web last week. Northwood is a 44-site community in Ronan, Mont., that opened in 1977. It is the only ROC on … More »

Photo of Darrel Brock, Mascoma Valley Treasurer; Michelle Supry of ROC-NH; and Lenny Beliveau, Mascoma Valley President, holding a We Own It! banner at the Community Loan Fund in Concord.

Two ROC purchases make for banner day

CONCORD, N.H. – The homeowners of two manufactured home communities in New Hampshire become landowners today with the purchase of Mascoma Valley and Lakeside cooperatives. Mascoma Valley is a 27-home community in Canaan, N.H., and sold for $815,000. … More »

Better Together Grants help six ROCs make improvements

Six resident-owned communities have won grants to fund neighborhood improvement projects and spur increased Member participation in the process. The ROC Association awarded six grants through the Better Together Community Grant Program, now in its seventh year. Association … More »

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ROC USA Newsletter hits mailboxes soon

The newest edition of the Community Reporter is at the printer and will be arriving in thousands of mailboxes in more than 200 ROCs soon. But visitors to rocusa.org can have a sneak peek by checking out the … More »

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New name, same important mission

Our partners and friends at CFED have a new name! On June 19, the Corporation for Enterprise Development became Prosperity Now. The name, along with a new website and refreshed brand, is broad enough to encompass all the … More »

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More than 40 ROC leaders headed to CLI this fall

The applicants accepted to the 2017 Community Leadership Institute have been selected and notifications went out late this week. Gary Faucher, national training manager with ROC USA® Network, said narrowing down the list was very difficult. “With more … More »