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SOCIETY
Senior cohousing: retiring stereotypes, rethinking community
IN
THE NORTHEAST
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The cohousing groups Mosaic
Commons and Camelot
Cohousing plan to jointly develop a 68-home multigenerational cohousing
development in Berlin, Mass. They expect to break ground later this year. Contact
Kai von Fintel of Mosaic, 617-253-3228.
• MetLife
Mature Market Institute in Westport, Conn., conducts research
for the insurance giant Metropolitan Life, and knows the demographics
of people approaching retirement. Contact Christine Bonney in the company’s
New York media relations office, 212-578-9558.
• Nubanusit
Neighborhood & Farm in Peterborough, N.H., is a 29-unit development
based on environmental values that includes an organic farm. Contact prospective
resident Shelley Goguen Hulbert at info@peterboroughcohousing.org.
IN
THE EAST
• Mid-Atlantic
Cohousing is a regional clearinghouse for cohousing communities
in Washington, D.C., and nearby states. Kevin Oliveau, founder of Catoctin
Creek Village in Taylorstown, Va., says a common value for cohousing groups
is community. While most cohousing groups are not denominational, many Quakers
and Unitarians are drawn to the arrangement. Contact 703-346-2488, oliveau@aol.com.
IN
THE SOUTHEAST
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The ElderSpirit
Community for people 55 and older in Abingdon, Va., has a focus on late-life
spirituality. Residents also agree to care for one another as they age in a
community of mutual support. Dedicated in June 2006, the 38-home community has
a core group of former nuns. Catherine Rumschlag is the first resident, Dene
Peterson the founder. Monica Appleby is director of the ESC
Extension Project, working with six groups interested in developed similar
communities elsewhere. Contact 276-628-8908, espirit@xtn.net.
• Giles
Blunden is a Carrboro, N.C., architect who does green building and cohousing.
He designed the 46-home Pacifica
Cohousing, incorporating environmental and community values, also in Carrboro.
Contact 919-967-8505.
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Based in Chapel Hill, N.C., Second
Journey promotes the values of mindfulness, service and community for the
second half of life. It is sponsoring regional
programs in New Mexico and Minnesota later this year. Bolton Anthony chairs
Second Journey. Contact 919-403-0432.
• Orange
Twin Conservation Community is a developing eco-village that grows from
a record label in Athens, Ga. Contact village@orangetwin.com.
IN
THE SOUTH
• The
Tuscaloosa
Cooperative Association, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., is a new group exploring environmentally
sustainable cohousing for the area. Charles Nuckolls, a professor of anthropology
at the University of Alabama, says the group would like to create an American
village. Contact 205-348-8202.
IN
THE MIDWEST
• The
Chicago
Cohousing Network is a hub of information
for local and Midwest cohousing. Hal Mead is network secretary. Contact 847-869-8493,
halmead@comcast.net.
• Arboretum
Cohousing is a 40-unit development in Madison, Wis. It includes affordable
housing through Habitat for Humanity of Dane County. Contact 608-229-7906.
• Delaware
Street Commons, under construction in Lawrence, Kan., is the first cohousing
project in the state. It is multigenerational, uses consensus decision-making
and values community and sustainability. Contact 785-550-0163.
IN
THE SOUTHWEST
• Wonderland
Hill Development Co. in Boulder, Colo., has developed 13 communities and
is working on seven more. James W. Leach is president; Terri Furman is director
of sales and marketing. Contact 303-449-3232.
• Silver
Sage Village in Boulder, Colo., broke ground in August 2006 and is Colorado’s
first cohousing development for seniors. With a spiritual
core, the ecofriendly community will have a common meditation room. Contact
303-449-3232 ext. 215, annie@whdc.com.
• ElderGrace
is a 26-family community of elders being developed in Santa Fe, N.M., based
on shared values, including spiritual growth. Members expect to break ground
in spring 2007. Contact Coreen Plewa, 505-471-0529, plewac@msn.com,
or Ann Anthony, 505-955-1959, anrascal2@cybermesa.com.
IN
THE WEST/NORTHWEST
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The 25-family Bartimaeus Cohousing Community at Meadow
Wood opened in Bremerton, Wash., in 2006. Bartimaeus is multigenerational
and based on Christian faith and practices. Media contact is John Parsons, who
is also publisher of Cohousing
Magazine. Contact 360-616-2464, mktg-media@bartcommunity.org.
• Glacier
Circle in Davis, Calif., an eight-household community, opened in January
2006 as the first elder cohousing development in the country. Members range
in age from 76 to 92; the community grew out of a Unitarian Universalist congregation
in Davis. Stan Dawson is president. He says spirituality can include “chopping
wood and carrying water.” Contact sdawson@cal.net.
• LaQuerencia
is a 28-unit cohousing project under development in Fresno, Calif. Many members
are Unitarians. Contact 866-246-7717.
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Karen Hester co-founded Temescal
Creek Cohousing in North Oakland, Calif. The project had roots in a local
United Methodist congregation. Contact 510-654-6346 (after Jan. 31, 2007).
• Mustard
Seed Associates in Seattle is a network for Christians interested in cultural
innovation. It is a resource for information about cohousing. Contact 206-524-2112.
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