WESTFIELD, Mass. – Residents of two Westfield manufactured home communities have a lot to celebrate as they take ownership of the land beneath their communities, securing affordable housing for their families. On July 24, the residents of Arbor … More »
CONCORD, N.H. – The deadline for the Re-Branding Grant program applications is only a few weeks away. Applications are due Aug. 30 and the winners will be announced Sept. 14. After that, awardees will have until the end … More »
CONCORD, N.H. – As of July 25, ROC USA® and its nine affiliate nonprofits had helped 19 resident groups purchase their manufactured (mobile) home communities in 2019. That’s more than each of the past four years, which ranged … More »
CONCORD, N.H. – After receiving a record number of applications, the ROC Association Directors awarded six resident-owned communities a total of more than $10,000 in grant funding to complete quality of life improvement projects by the end of the year. Kim … More »
Independent research documents financial impact of co-op ownership CONCORD, N.H. – Independent analysis of more than two dozen resident-owned communities (ROCs) shows the dramatic savings ROC Members enjoy just five years into cooperative land ownership. Every year, ROC … More »
On the day before Thanksgiving, more than 1,000 homeowners in four New Hampshire mobile-home parks learned that their parks—meaning the land under their homes—would be sold. The corporation that owned the parks planned to sell them to a … More »
CONCORD, N.H. – Keep an eye out: Nomination ballots for the upcoming ROC Association Directors Election are on their way. Nominations are due to ROC USA offices Sept. 18. Once those are in, ballots will be sent out … More »
CONCORD, N.H. — The application deadline for this year’s Better Together Community Grants program is officially two weeks away. Applications for the program, which provides funding for projects meant to help ROCs thrive, are due July 15, with … More »
We were shocked and saddened by news of seven motorcyclists killed in a horrific crash Friday night in northern New Hampshire. But on Sunday evening when news stories identified the victims, we were devastated to learn that two … More »
There was more than one reason to celebrate this past weekend as residents from two of the newest New England ROCs gathered in their respective neighborhoods to celebrate their purchase. Westbury Home Owners Association in Colchester, Vt. held … More »
