Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Application Form

[Sharon Miller (slmiller.325]

ALL housing is expensive!
That's why it's great if there are rental units.
Sharon (Sharingwood)

On Thu, Aug 24, 2023 at 11:46 AM b farris via Cohousing-L <
cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:

> Thanks for replying. I asked because most cohousing I see is every
> expensive.
>
> It feels important to me for cohousing to be
> an available option for people of all incomes.
>
> > On Aug 24, 2023, at 9:30 AM, Sharon Villines via Cohousing-L <
> cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org> wrote:
> >
> > 
> >>
> >> From: Cohousing-L on behalf of Linda Gryczan <lindagryczan [at] gmail.com>
> >> Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2023 2:29 AM
> >> To: cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
> >> Subject: [C-L]_ Application Form
> >>
> >> We are starting a pocket neighborhood and would like to see any
> application forms you have for your cohousing community.
> >> Either send it to my email or post here.
> >
> > Sorry, my same boring reminder: Think about what you want this form to
> do — “application” connotes a request for approval. Do you want people to
> approach you with a feeling that they must ask for approval? That they
> might be rejected?
> >
> > An important principle of cohousing is welcoming diversity and welcoming
> everyone who understands and is desirous of building and participating in a
> community.
> >
> > Better might be a page of information about what you are planning to do
> and a form to ask for more information or instructions to add yourself to
> an email list or attend a meeting. I don’t think it is a good practice to
> ask people to write statements about their experience living in
> communities. For one thing, it raises the issue of what counts as
> “community.” And it raises issues about writing ability — how to explain
> this or that. To some people these are straightforward 3 word answers but
> to others they aren’t. Better to have a talk with new people and find out
> who they are in their context.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Sharon
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> > Sharon Villines
> > Takoma Village Cohousing, Washington DC
> > http://www.takomavillage.org
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> >
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Sharon L. Miller