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To achieve our mission, the goals of the cooperative are to:

Housing    

  1. Provide safe, quality, affordable, energy-efficient housing;
  2. Maintain clean buildings and common spaces;
  3. Provide a variety of housing options;
  4. Foster stewardship of the land, building, and Cooperative’s assets.

Membership

  1. Train Members in cooperation, meeting participation, budgeting, and property stewardship;
  2. Create an inclusive environment for new and current Members;
  3. Maintain a proportion of qualifying Low-Income Households that complies with the IRS Safe Harbor Rules for Low-Income Housing Rev. Proc. 96-32;
  4. Reflect the diversity of the surrounding community;
  5. Leverage collective social and material resources of Members to improve the         Cooperative for the benefit of all;
  6. Preserve the value of Membership Shares for outgoing Members in good standing;
  7. Encourage a sense of community among Members and the neighborhood.

Movement Building

  1. Create opportunities for Members to organize and self-advocate;
  2. Educate the public about cooperatives;
  3. Save, invest, and seek additional resources to grow the Cooperative and develop more units;        
  4. Support other affordable housing efforts at a regional, national, and global level.



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