I Exist Because of Co-ops.
By: Kurt Nordback – BHC Board Member. My parents grew up poor in Michigan: my dad, Orval, in the mining country of the upper peninsula; my mom, Nina, near Detroit. During World War II, Orval was in the army in the Philippines, and Nina worked in a factory. After the war, both enrolled at the […]
Support Permanently Affordable Co-ops at Planning Board
On Thursday, November 2nd, the Boulder Housing Coalition will be asking Planning Board to allow us to house up to 16 people in our proposed co-op in South Boulder. We offered a bit of background on the project here. We need your help to ensure this co-op can housecouples & families, especially single parents. The new law enabling […]
Proposed Ingram Co-op at Planning Board
On November 2nd, the Boulder Housing Coalition will be appearing before Boulder’s Planning Board, seeking a recommendation that city staff grant us additional occupancy in our proposed co-op at 4662 Ingram Court (near Moorhead & Table Mesa). In this post we will discuss the reasoning behind our request for additional occupancy, speak to the criteria Planning Board […]
Co-op Sustainability – By the Numbers
By: Jordan Mann – BHC co-op alum and engineer. As a co-op resident and general energy nerd, I decided to do a brief study of the per capita energy consumption of co-op residents vs. the typical Coloradan consumer. I collected data from all of the co-ops I know about in town and charted their electricity, […]
BHC 2015 Summer Internship
The Boulder Housing Coalition is accepting applications for a Summer 2015 internship position. Interns are highly valued and fully integrated into our staff and community. We seek people who are passionate about social justice issues, with prior knowledge and experience of housing cooperatives, as well as excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Background Our nonprofit organization […]
Co-op Affordability – By the Numbers
By: Jordan Mann – BHC co-op alum and engineer. My name is Jordan Mann and I currently live in one of Boulder’s housing cooperatives. Some of you may remember a letter I sent recently detailing the environmental sustainability benefits that come with living in a co-op. Today, I wanted to highlight the affordability that is […]
Allow More Community Housing in Boulder
Dear City Council (council@bouldercolorado.gov), I understand that May 14th you will be studying the question of Boulder’s developing barbell shaped income distribution, and the issue of supplying moderately affordable housing for folks in Boulder’s middle-income brackets. From today’s Daily Camera article my sense is that the focus of the discussion is likely to be on the supply of detached […]
New North Haven Co-Op!
The BHC has just purchased North Haven an 8 unit apartment building on the corner of 9th and North Street. We will convert to, a permanently affordable, rental co-op, that will be home to 22 residents. The building was purchased with generous support from the City of Boulder Division of Housing ($400,000 grant) and the Boulder County Commissioners through the Worthy […]
Masala Cooperative Goes Solar!
Thanks to a generous grant from the City of Boulder ClimateSmart Grant Program, the BHC was able to install photovoltaic panels at the Masala cooperative in 2010. The Boulder Housing Coalition would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support of this project: City of Boulder ClimateSmart Grant Program Standard Renewable Energy This […]
Chrysalis Co-op Goes Solar
Thanks to a series of generous grants from local and regional sources, the BHC was able to install photovoltaic panels at the Chrysalis cooperative in early 2009. The Boulder Housing Coalition would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support of this project: Energy Outreach Colorado City of Boulder ClimateSmart Solar Grant Program […]
