Craig Ragland Executive Director Cohousing Association of the United States.

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Craig Ragland Executive Director Cohousing Association of the United States

Are you in the right room? Our Alternatives Finding Purposeful Work Strengthening Volunteerism to Link Individuals to the Community Building Relationships through Mentoring and Intergenerational Activity

What is Cohousing? A form of collaborative housing in which residents participate in design, management, and operations Custom neighborhood with private homes and shared common spaces A community of neighbors who share parts of their lives and time

Introduced to U.S. from Denmark in 1980’s by Charles Durrett & Kathryn McCamant Cohousing History

84 people in 34 homes on 11 acres (Nevada City, CA)

46 people in 34 homes on 1.7 acres (Cotati, CA)

Insert some US photos 56 people in 27 homes on 6 acres (Golden, CO)

46 people in 29 homes on 2 acres (Santa Rosa, CA)

12 people in 8 homes on 21 acres (Whidbey Island, WA)

29 people in 20 homes on 0.3 acres (Oakland, CA)

However… Its about people, not buildings

Six defining characteristics What is Cohousing?

35 people in 13 homes on 11 acres (Bothell, WA)

Participatory Neighborhood Design Common House Six defining characteristics

Decision-making in meetings! Six defining characteristics

Resident management… and labor Six defining characteristics

Post-constructionPhoto Post-construction Photo Pre-construction Drawing Pre-construction Drawing Songaia Development Before (pre-2000) After (post-2000)

What is Cohousing? The Story of Fred

December, 2007 Fred diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease)

Fred Care Chart

To learn more about Cohousing 1. Use 2. Sign up for our free monthly newsletter, Cohousing Now 3. Read the book Senior Cohousing 4. Attend Cohousing conferences 5. Hire a Cohousing professional

Cohousing Now!

Best book on Cohousing and Aging

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