Cohousing-L Mailing List: Habitat for Humanity partnership

[Rick Mockler (rick]

The Wild Sage cohousing community in Boulder, CO has several Habitat for
Humanity homes.  I hear that the Habitat families rarely if ever
participate in common meals.  It appears that there are several reasons
for this:  first, Habitat manages the selection process for new members;
second, there is a higher turnover in these units, because they tend to
be treated as starter homes by the owner families; and third, the cost
of the common meals (which are all organic) are expensive by the
standards of the Habitat families.  The participation issue may extend
beyond meals, but you'd need to speak to someone at the community to get
more details.

 

Rick Mockler