Edit Listing
[eyesonly level=”administrator”]Edit this listing[/eyesonly]
Last updated: March 6, 2014 (0 seconds ago)
Listing created on: March 6, 2014

A Disabled Cooperative Community

(Fridley, Minnesota, United States)

  • Status: Forming
  • Formed: 2014  Established: 2015
  • Visitors accepted: Yes
  • Open to new Members: Yes
  • Address:
    54th ave NE
    Fridley, Minnesota,
    United States
  • Fridley, Minnesota, United States
  • Visitor Process

    Visitors accepted: Yes

  • Membership Process

    Open to new Members: Yes

Mission Statement:

Our mission, our purpose is to create a supportive environment for people with disabilities of various kinds. We aim to be barrier free to all people with disabilities. We aim to be supportive with each other and relying on each other as much as is possible. We will advocate for ourselves. We hope to have a full time support staff comprised of our community residence as much as possible and hire outside our community as needed. Everyone in our community will have a voice in the everyday operation of our community. Each of us can contribute as we are able to. Everybody has worth and value.

Community Description:

A community of people with various disabilities supporting each other in our daily lives. We understand our needs and barriers better than anyone and we need to advocate for ourselves. We can share what works. *Note* Forming, in discussion phase. If interested lets start communication now and work out the details. We may be following the example of http://www.camphill.org/ which is a beautiful work and community.

Population

  • Adult Members: 10
  • Visitors accepted: Yes
  • Open to new Members: Yes

Social Factors

Government

  • Decision Making: Other
  • Identified Leader: No

Land and Buildings

  • Housing Provided: Not yet, we aspire to do so.
  • Location: Rural, Urban, Suburban, Other
  • Area: none yet… planning stage
  • Land owned by: Other
  • Current renewable energy generation: 0%, or close to 0%
  • Planned renewable energy generation: 100%[if 3-m1-energy-other] ([3-m1-energy-other])[/if 3-m1-energy-other]
  • Energy sources: Connected to the Grid, Solar, Wind, Other

Labor and Money

  • Shared Income: Members have completely independent finances
  • Shared Expenses: Partial share of expenses
  • Open to members with existing debt: Yes

Diet

  • Planned food produced: 100%

Keywords

disabled, barrier free, self advocacy, cooperative