1. Craig Ragland Executive Director Cohousing Association of the United States

2. 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

3. 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

4. Introduced to U.S. from Denmark in 1980’s by Charles Durrett & Kathryn McCamant Cohousing History 20051988 2004 2009

5. 84 people in 34 homes on 11 acres (Nevada City, CA)

6. 46 people in 34 homes on 1.7 acres (Cotati, CA)

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

8. 46 people in 29 homes on 2 acres (Santa Rosa, CA)

9. 12 people in 8 homes on 21 acres (Whidbey Island, WA)

10. 29 people in 20 homes on 0.3 acres (Oakland, CA)

11. However… Its about people, not buildings

12. Six defining characteristics What is Cohousing?

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

14. Participatory Neighborhood Design Common House Six defining characteristics

15. Decision-making in meetings! Six defining characteristics

16. Resident management… and labor Six defining characteristics

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

22. What is Cohousing? The Story of Fred

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

25. Fred Care Chart

27. To learn more about Cohousing 1. Use www.cohousing.org 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

29. Cohousing Now!

30. Best book on Cohousing and Aging

31. June 17 – 19 (next year) June 18 – 20 (next week)

32. www.Cohousing.org