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Resources for Professionals

This is a page for cohousing professionals, the folks that help communities become communities and help them thrive. See below for resources, information, and training programs that will help you serve cohousing communities. If you know of resources that belong here let us know by emailing karencohous@gmail.com. The cohousing movement needs more professionals including architects,… Read More

Journey to Ahhh…Part 5

The Intricacies of a For-Profit/Non-Profit Collaboration We want to thank CohoUS for asking us to write this blog series and thank you for reading! Like all cohousing communities, Our Home – Cathedral Park started with family conversations in kitchen nooks and coffee houses, and we hope that in sharing our journey, there will be seeds… Read More

Journey to Ahhh…Part 4

Homes not Housing: Creating Community for all What does “home” mean to you? Is it a feeling? A place to put your belongings or lay your head? Is it being around family, loved ones, and friends? Is it about having a choice or personal control over where you live and who you live with? Our… Read More

Journey to Ahhh….Part 3

 The Value of a Relationship with a creative, inclusive Architect with Cohousing Experience Hello again from the forming inclusive and diverse cohousing community of Our Home – Cathedral Park! We’ve been asked by CohoUS to share some of the secret sauce we are employing to bring our community together. In our last post, we talked… Read More

Re-Open 2021

A Nationwide Re-Opening Re-opening is happening both suddenly and gradually. It is both joyful and challenging. It involves discussions and decisions, new protocols and a return to old habits. In the midst of all that, we are proposing a day of celebration. We’re setting aside our all-day-on-zoom event on June 26 because we suspect that… Read More

Journey to Ahhh….Part 2

The Benefits of Collaboration with a Developer with Cohousing Experience and Expertise In this article, we would like to talk about the benefits of working in close collaboration with a development group that has extensive experience with cohousing. For the development of Our Home – Cathedral Park, we chose Urban Development + Partners, a local… Read More

Journey to Ahhh…. Part 1

This is the first in a five-post series about the journey to the feeling of Ahhhh…. I’m home! Our Home – Cathedral Park is an actively forming, unique and exciting community in Portland, Oregon. Please read with us as we share our twisting journey Home! Our Home – Cathedral Park (OHCP) is a cohousing community… Read More

Diversity and Dreams

Watching “Strategies and Perspectives for Anti-oppression in Cohousing” with Crystal Byrd Farmer, Sky Blue, Elliot Cisneros, and Mathilde Berthe from the recent Connecting in Cohousing conference I got to thinking about the way we build communities and our struggle to make them diverse. While I’ve been aware of many factors in the struggle for some… Read More

Juniper Hill Commons: Information Session

Join a cohousing neighborhood in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley! We’re looking for more kids and adults of all ages to join us as neighbors!   We’re a multi-generational group building homes in Harrisonburg, Virginia, a small university city of ~54,000 people and nicknamed “The Friendly City”. It’s a great place to raise kids, with a dual… Read More

Lyons Valley Village

Lyons Valley Village (LVV) is a small HOA condominium association choosing to embrace co-housing values. We are based in beautiful Lyons, Colorado. Our community was built in 2007 and consists of 18 individual housing units clustered around shared common space. Our homes range from 880 square foot one story condos to townhouses, to single family… Read More

Madison & More!

Madison & More! In 2019 we gathered in person for an amazing conference in Portland OR. In 2020 and 2021 we went all online and were thrilled to stay connected and broaden our audience and offerings throughout Covid. In 2022, we’re aiming for the best of both worlds. We will gather in Madison complete with… Read More

Community By Design: A Special Online Presentation by Erik Granum

April 29  Thursday  6 PM (Pacific)  Erik Granum of Urban Development + Partners (UD+P), our development partner, will share his insights into the unique ways that cohousing architecture fosters and reinforces the social connections that are so important to cohousing members.  He’ll use the design of Washington Commons and other cohousing communities, as examples for… Read More