23 Beaver State communities now preserved as ROCs LAFAYETTE, Ore. – Hard work, collaboration and a ton of tenacity were key to the community purchase of Pioneer Park Residents Community Cooperative. “It was like a huge weight came off … More »
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Oregon ROC Members are environmental stewards
Clackamas River Community Co-op is investing in its surroundings thanks to Members’ grant writing Five years ago, Kahlei Howard was drinking her morning coffee and leafing through the newspaper when she saw an opportunity that would eventually lead … More »
Polis Administration, DOLA announce funding for Mobile Home Park Resident Empowerment Program
Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) announced that DOLA’s Division of Housing (DOH), Office of Housing Finance and Sustainability (OHFS) granted more than $28 million to three loan program administrators for the Mobile Home Park … More »
Slack it to me!
Messaging app streamlines Colorado ROC’s communications among Members DURANGO, Colo. – Animas View MHP Cooperative in Durango, Colo., has found an innovative way to connect its community. Lindie Hunt, Board Treasurer at Animas View, said the community began … More »
NH mobile home parks tackle septic, drinking water crises with federal dollars
When the North Country Village Cooperative asked the state last year for help with failing drinking water and wastewater systems, the manufactured home community was placed at No. 5 on a priority list. Fifty-seven homes occupy the former … More »
Grant to fund study of best use for ROC’s separate apartment building
LIVINGSTON, Mont. — The city was cleared to receive a $47,500 Community Development Block Grant, for which it applied for the grant on behalf of NeighborWorks® Montana. NWMT will use the funds to pay an architect to evaluate … More »
Facing steep rent increases, mobile home residents are organizing
The rolling farm hills and old brick buildings that paint Moscow as a picturesque Northwest college town aren’t what make it attractive to real estate investors.
2022 Saw Significant Progress with More to Come in 2023
2022 Saw Significant Progress with More to Come in 2023 “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has.” -Margaret Mead Welcome 2023 and all … More »
Maine ROCs illustrate potential impact of PRICE fund to congressional staffers
Three Maine ROCs hosted tours this fall to highlight infrastructure needs and the importance of the PRICE Fund, which would give ROCs access to federal funding to complete costly infrastructure repair projects. Congressional staffers toured Mountainside Community Cooperative … More »
Commentary: Sen. Collins must support grant program for manufactured housing communities
Margaret Jones, president of the board of directors at Mountainside Community Co-op in Camden, Maine, authors a guest commentary piece urging her elected leader to support the PRICE program. She writes: PRICE is a $500 million grant program … More »