BECOME A KEY FACILITATOR IN INSPIRING AND EMPOWERING SENIORS TO: Age in place successfully. Understand the economics of senior living choices. Take charge of co-care, co-healing, and outside assistance. Strengthen the bond between body and soul, individual and community. Appreciate the interlocking roles of community life and quality of life. Work effectively to achieve common… Read More

Join Our Info Session on Aug. 8th! Come see what the buzz is all about! In this virtual information session, we’ll give a brief overview of cohousing, share exciting details of our project, answer any questions you have and otherwise have a great time. This is a no-pressure opportunity to hear firsthand how cohousing is… Read More

We are a community forming in West Michigan, USA, centered around the Grand Rapids, Holland, and Muskegon areas. We have a core group of about six people who began meeting in April 2023, and another 18 or so who are interested in cohousing in the area and receive our regular updates. Values and elements we’d… Read More

Thank you for your interest in the 2024 National Cohousing Conference. We will be in touch with more information as it becomes available.

A gathering of community builders, seekers and cohousing professionals who are committed to a more connected, sustainable and democratic future.

Info Session Tuesday, July 11 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. PDT ​Join us for an online Info Session to learn more about Washington Commons. We’ll tell you about our group, the many benefits of cohousing, and the vision we have for an intentional community in West Sacramento. We are now under construction, anticipating move-in January 2024…. Read More

As seniors look for more ways to stay socially engaged, there’s a new book that can be a great resource, Building Belonging: Your Guide to Starting a Residential Intentional Community (220 pages). Yana Ludwig, the author, covers the many aspects of starting an intentional community like cohousing. For example, in Chapter 11, “Land and the… Read More

Join Altair members & friends for a Virtual Tour and Discussion Thursday, July 13, 7:00 to 8:30 pm We invite you to explore cohousing with us by attending an educational and informative meeting about the social and environmental benefits of living in an ecovillage/ cohousing community. You will meet some of our members and get… Read More

      Silver Sage Village, an urban senior cohousing community in Boulder, is among the earliest senior cohousing communities in the country, opening in 2007 with 16 owner-occupied units. Ten are market rate and six are permanently affordable, plus there are now two basement apartments as rentals. At present we have 28 residents, including… Read More

Sunnyside Village Cohousing is a forming community, about 30 miles north of Seattle. As of June 2023, we have 5 unsold cottages.

Wednesday, June 7, 2023 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (PST) Wanting the community of cohousing and the thrum of city life? Discover Washington Commons, our 4 story, 35 unit urban cohousing development in West Sacramento, CA.  Join us on Zoom to learn more, meet community members, see our plans, pricing and get the latest construction news… Read More

Ecovillages are intentional communities that center the regeneration of social and natural environments. Ecovillages can also be cohousing communities! We will learn more about this model through the example of Ecovillage at Ithaca (EVI). Founded in 1991 to demonstrate an alternative model for American housing, EVI provides for our needs for shelter, food, and community… Read More

We are forming Indigosoul, a multi-generational cohousing village and agrihood with 25-30 homes and a small farm about 30 minutes west of Houston. The farm will be managed by professionals who will provide fresh organically and sustainable produced food in exchange for community support. We have not yet found our agricultural community and are looking… Read More

Thursday, May 18, 2023 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (PST) Interested in a more sustainable future in an urban community? Join us on Zoom, discover Washington Commons Cohousing in West Sacramento. Learn how a collaborative and engaged lifestyle contributes to happiness and longevity. You’ll meet community members, see our plans, pricing and get the latest construction… Read More

Tuesday, May 2, 2023 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (PST) Join us on Zoom to explore how a collaborative and engaged lifestyle contributes to happiness and longevity. You’ll meet community members, see our plans, pricing and get the latest construction news and timeline. You’ll learn how to take the next step, become an Explorer and discover… Read More

Seeking fellow co-housing partners and co-creators to envision a new eco-village style design located in either Berkeley or the west side of Orinda. At present we are researching the best combination of land, people, and government incentives to locate an ideal site and determine the number of units. Vision is to form something similar in… Read More

Wednesday, April 5, 2023 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (PST) Think you might be interested in an active, urban cohousing move in 2023? Join us on Zoom to learn about Washington Commons, West Sacramento’s first cohousing community. Learn how a collaborative and engaged lifestyle contributes to happiness and longevity. You’ll meet community members, see our plans,… Read More

An Antioch University Professional Development Certificate With Charles Durrett, Architect Emeritus AIA 4-part LIVE ONLINE Program / $250 Wednesday April 12, 19, 26 & May 3 2023 9:30 – 11:30 am (Pacific Time) / 12:30 -2:30 (Eastern Time) Register Here In this 4-week course, you’ll learn from the leading architect and builder of cohousing communities globally. Durrett… Read More

What was your view of “senior citizens” when you were a youthful 20- or 30-something? Perhaps you pictured gray-haired, stooped elders walking with a cane, playing bingo in a retirement home, their calendars full of medical appointments. People whom life had passed by, who were simply marking time until the end. A recent study by… Read More