Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: The problem with background checks

[Elizabeth Stevenson (tamgoddess]

Here, here. The whole background check thread is really offensive to me, but
you put it in clear words.

There is no substitute for human-to-human communication.

A background check is what I might have to submit to when applying for a
job. Cohousing should be just a *tad* more personal.

-- 
Liz Stevenson
Southside Park Cohousing
Sacramento, California
tamgoddess [at] comcast.net

> 
> There is no way to guarantee anyone's safety in cohousing or in any other
> community. But personally I think that much more can be gleaned by meeting and
> getting to know a potential community member, than can be told by looking at
> background checks which in reality tell you very little. Requiring a new
> potential member to join as an associate member, come to meetings and get to
> know the community is a much more effective way to provide for the safety of a
> community than doing background checks. But neither one will give you 100%
> security. 
> 
> 
> Emily Pitt
> Jamaica Plain Cohousing

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