Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Recruiting for Families

[Robert Heinich (robert_heinich]

The reason why Eno Commons is blessed with so many children is primarily
due to Jessie and her children.  Once she and her family joined, other
folks with children joined.

-Robert Heinich
 Eno Commons Cohousing Neighborhood
 Durham, NC
 * 22 units
 * 21 on-site kids
 *  7 off-site kids
 * and we have one house for sale
 

On Thu, 17 Jun 2004 22:02:37 EDT Dahako [at] aol.com writes:
> Hi all -
> 
> Remember, age discrimination (except in developments for senior 
> citizens) is 
> against the law in the U.S.  So you can target families in your 
> advertisements 
> and marketing.  You can add lots of family-friendly features to your 
> meetings 
> and buildings.  But you had best avoid a set-aside of units that 
> might 
> require you to fail to sell to someone because of their age 
> (arguably).
> 
> -Jessie Handforth Kome
> Eastern Village Cohousing
> Silver Spring, MD
> "Where the second member household (mine) in our very urban 
> neighborhood had 
> two school-age kids and things have blossomed from there.  49 of 56 
> units sold 
> - and about 10 households have kids at home. Two new members born 
> this year 
> and one on the way and we haven't even moved in yet!"
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