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The majority of cohousing communities in the United States comprise 20 to 40 units, with others ranging from 7 to 67 homes. Many people feel that cohousing works best with 25 to 35 households. Different-sized groups enjoy specific advantages. For example, in a smaller community, you will know every person quite well if you choose to do so. A larger community usually has enough resources to support more extensive common facilities, and enough people to create a greater variety of community activities.
Cohousing attracts a wide range of household types: single people of all ages, couples, families and single parents of infants, toddlers and school-aged children, couples whose children are grown, and retirees.
- Betsy Morris
Ruminations from the Research Room!
As with any new move-in we're still arranging the furniture, but it's personally great to have a place to put things at last. Co-host David Entin and I met face-to-face at his home at Rocky Hill Coho, along with Craig Ragland and Raines Cohen (my sweetie) where we got up to speed on each other's visions of this room and coho research in general. We got a preview of the public unveiling of the Cohousing Census 2008 by Craig. Great stuff! and a good geography lesson for everyone involved. (Hint, there's MAPS!)I'm also looking forward to sharing my interests and findings you, including a full brain dump on frequently asked questions from the dozen plus academic researchers I've had a occasion to hear from over the years.
BRIEF BIOGRAPHY, DAVID ENTIN
David Entin lives in Rocky Hill Cohousing, Northampton Massachusetts. He retired in June, 2006, and since January has been on the Board of Directors of the Cohousing Association of the United States.
His 41-year career began with development of the first rural anti-poverty program in the US, in eastern North Carolina. He was involved in civil rights work in the 1960s in the South and served for two years in Vietnam as a civilian with the US Agency for International Development in rural reconstruction. From 1973 – 1983 David headed the state anti-poverty program in Massachusetts. He then began a career in higher education academic administration. His last position was as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Holyoke Community College.
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