CONCORD, N.H. – Sixteen community leaders from across New Hampshire are graduating this week from Community Leadership, a training program held by ROC-NH. The program, held annually an open to anyone living in a New Hampshire resident-owned community, … More »
CONCORD, N.H. – If it’s spring, it’s time for a ROC Association election. Resident-owned communities (ROCs) in much of the country will select a fellow leader to directly represent ROCs on the ROC Association and the ROC USA … More »
The ROC Association is reminding ROCs across the country that the Better Together Grant application period has begun. There are five $2,000 grants available in 2017, good for projects that meet a compelling community need, with priority given … More »
PUYALLUP, Wash. – Residents of Elmwood Homeowners Cooperative are watching as their community suffers flooding and septic systems overflow in the wake of neighboring new construction and heavy rains. The News Tribune of Tacoma reports that some homeowners … More »
Time magazine entered the media coverage of manufactured home communities this week, spending time in three Florida communities and calling manufactured housing “The Home of the Future.” Reporter Karl Vick visited three resident-owned communities in Zephyrhills, about 30 … More »
CONCORD, N.H. – One of the founders of the ROC Association visited the offices of ROC USA® this week and was in for a little surprise. Lois Parris dropped by simply to say hello, and to see the … More »
DOVER, N.H. – The holiday season purchase of a 79-site manufactured home community by the homeowners who live there inspired an investor in the deal to write a cheery, optimistic article for a cooperative industry magazine. David J. … More »
Have you ever tried explaining what a co-op is to a child? For that matter, to an adult who doesn’t live in your ROC? It can be a challenge. But there’s help out there from what is perhaps … More »
ROC USA® recently discovered a blogger who writes about installing manufactured homes. The blog, called Manufactured Housing Professional Installer: Keeping Manufactured Housing Installers Informed!, is written by Mark Conte. Conte writes that he has been in the manufactured … More »
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – One person was hurt, though thankfully not seriously, in a fire Tuesday at a New Hampshire resident-owned community, according to local media. Seacoastonline.com, the website of the Portsmouth Herald, reports that the only person in … More »
