Senior Cooperative Foundation
http://www.seniorcoops.org
The Senior Cooperative Foundation’s mission is, "to support development of and best practices for senior housing cooperatives with a variety of services, education, and operating programs." The foundation’s commitment stems from their belief in the redemptive power of co-ops. It is their experience, "that cooperatives are unique in creating affordable, enlivened, independent and interdependent environments that preserve financial resources and enhance the aging process."
Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund
http://www.ncdf.coop/HousingBranch.html
Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund is a member-owned and member-governed financial intermediary. Grounded in NCDF's tradition of community investment, its housing department is committed to the development of affordable and sustainable housing options. NCDF uses their expertise to give burgeoning cooperative communities the access to capital, technical assistance, and governance training they need to thrive.
National Association of Housing Cooperatives
www.coophousing.org
The National Association of Housing Cooperatives is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit national federation of housing cooperatives, mutual housing associations, other resident-owned or controlled housing, professionals, organizations, and individuals interested in promoting the interests of cooperative housing communities. Incorporated in 1960, NAHC is the only national cooperative housing organization.
University of Wisconsin, Center for Cooperatives
http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/
The University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives seeks to increase understanding and encourage critical thinking about cooperatives by fostering scholarship and mutual learning among academics, the cooperative community, policy makers, and the public.
• UWCCC Extension Services Info Guide
http://www.uwcc.wisc.edu/info/uwcc_pubs/coophouse02.pdf
Northwest Cooperative Development Center
http://www.nwcdc.coop/index.htm
The Northwest Cooperative Development Center works to foster community economic development, primarily through the cooperative business model.
Cooperative Network
http://www.cooperativenetwork.coop/index.html
The largest statewide association of its kind, Cooperative Network is a Midwest multistate network committed to building cooperative businesses. Cooperative Network serves more than 600 member-cooperatives, owned by more than 6.3 million residents, by providing government relations, education, marketing, and technical services for a wide variety of cooperative types.
Urban Homesteading Assistance Board
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU-vc0ND1gM
Witness the power of the cooperative living model. Learn about this New York City non-profit that works to ameliorate the problems of low-income neighborhoods through the power of cooperative housing.
AARP Bulletin Today
http://bulletin.aarp.org/yourworld/articles/communes.html
Read an interesting article published by AARP discussing the emergence and popularity of cooperative housing amongst age 55+ populations.
