In this issue:

• 2022 in review
• 500CP Introductory Webinar: Jan 9
• State of the Movement & Virtual CohoCon
• A big thank you

CoHousing Solutions was busy in 2022

1. January: Launching a 20-30 unit cohousing community in Winnepeg, MB didn't work out, so Katie encouraged one client to pursue Prairie Rivers Coliving and buy a 5,400 sqft house to share with seven people! Another way to do community. Not to mention, Katie began hosting Mission Peak Village's four-part Kick-Off Workshop.

2. February: Rice University's Kinder Institute for Urban Research interviewed our president, Katie McCamant, on her work with CoHousing Houston and their developer (who happens to be a 500 Communities Program Affiliate), David Kelley. Plus, yours truly (Erin Harris) joined the CoHousing Solutions team!

3. March: Helped Mission Peak Village with their common house design programming.

4. April: Hosted the Northern California Cohousing Open House, alongside the CohoUS National Open House.

5. May: Katie presented the Burns Village & Farm's Kick-Off Workshop.

6. June: Washington Commons Cohousing began construction!

11. November: Wolf Creek Lodge celebrated their 10th Anniversary as a community and we were invited! River Song Cohousing, our longest-running client, got Certificates of Occupancy and head towards move-in. 

12. December: We resubmitted Mission Peak Village's design plans to the Planning Department (Round 2) with responses to staff comments. We also redesigned several client websites.

Join us for a 500 Communities

Program Introductory Webinar

Zoom: January 9 at 4:00pm PST

Have you thought about getting more involved with cohousing? We don't just mean forming a group and living in community, we mean within your line of work. Maybe you're interested in sustainable community design. Maybe you're thinking about bringing cohousing into your real estate repertoire. Maybe you're pondering what it would be like to be a project manager for developing communities, or how you can help facilitate more communities in your area. Perhaps you are passionate about community and want to grow the market.

The 500 Communities Program is a 12-month course designed to train collaborators to meet the expanding need for professional support in creating new communities. The Program applies to many different job fields and was designed with all means on collaborative development in mind. Its intention is not to teach one model of cohousing, but build on lessons learned as we explore models of collaborative development that were not taught in university of trade school.

CoHousing Solutions is currently recruiting for the next 500 Communities Program Class in 2023! Consider joining Katie McCamant (coauthor of THE cohousing book) for our 500 Communities Program Introduction Webinar with the Cohousing Association of the United States on January 9. You will learn more about cohousing, Katie's background, and the 500 Communities Program basics!

Over the course of our application process, we host a series of Introduction Webinars and Follow-up Webinars before applications close on June 15. Once you have attended an Introduction Webinar we invite you to join us for a Follow-up Webinar, where Katie hosts a more candid conversation about the Program, answers questions, and gets to know prospective applicants. 

Think a friend/colleague may be interested in the

500 Communities Program? Forward this email!

Katie featured in the CohoUS

State of the Movement Keynote

If you missed Katie in the State of the Movement Virtual Keynote, you can access the keynotes AND make comments in the forum by logging in at cohousinginsitute.org and visiting the Communities Movement (for free).

If you missed out on the National Conference in August, the Cohousing Association of the US is offering 12 on-demand recorded sessions through their brand new Cohousing Institute! You can register here.

Dear dedicated reader,

Thank you so much for taking the time to read our newsletters every month. A big thank you to the people who have been subscribed for years! We treasure this network of the cohousing curious and hope to see it grow even more in 2023. From ours to yours, have a very happy holiday season.

You'll hear from us soon.

-Katie & Erin

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Our newest venture involves training passionate cohousing entrepreneurs through the year-long 500 Communities Program. The next cycle will begin in 2024!