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Forming Formed: 2009 Established: 2009
Olympia Housing Cooperative: Equity Access Project
OLYMPIA, Washington,
United States
 Working under a grant from the NW Cooperative Development Center here in Olympia. A private home owner is working with a design team/steering committee with technical assistance from the NWCDC to conduct a feasibility study for transferring privately held property equity into cooperative shareholding ownership. The intent is to design a replicable model that will enable people in community to have 'equity access' at whatever income and socio-economic status.
At the close of the grant period, this group will seek to be public educators about this form of equity/asset building for the broader community as potential coop members. The USDA is the point of origin for these supporting funds for coop development. This is a long standing form of mutual support in the United States that deserves more public information dissemination.
  Status: existing household
Contact:
S. Davenport Moore
115 SHERMAN ST NW
OLYMPIA, Washington 98502 United States
Phone: 360-970-6302
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Former/Other Names: Friends HOuse
Last Updated:6/27/2009
 
Visitors Accepted
 (By prior arrangement)
Visitor Process: Contact sdavenportmoore@aol.com
Statement of Housing Non-discrimination:
No Answer Provided
Population
Members(adults and children):
5
Non-member Residents:
6
(Design team/steering committee)
Open to new members:
Yes
(House hold members)
Government
Decision Making:
By majority rule
Identified Leader:
Yes
Leadership Core Group:
Yes
Labor and Money
Financial Style:
Members have independent finances
Open to Members with Pre-existing Debt:
Yes
Labor Contribution:
Expected
(weekly chores -seasonal upkeep)
Join Fee:
Yes
(to be determined in 2009)
Regular Fees:
Yes
(household expenses)
Land and Buildings
Small Town
Land Owned By:
Other
Number of Residences:
1
(intent to build additional living units)
Cohousing:
No
Food, etc.
Percentage of Food Grown:
1-5%
Share Community Meals:
1-3 times/month
Dietary Choice or Restrictions:
Diet is up to each individual
Dietary Practice:
Omnivorous
Alcohol Use:
Used occasionally
Tobacco Use:
Seldom used
Social Factors
Common Spiritual Practices:
No
Which Spiritual Traditions(s):
Other
Educational Style(s):
Home schooling
 
 


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