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Cohousing
What is Cohousing?
Cohousing is an intentional community of private homes with lots of shared spaces. The residents have shared values and enrich each others' lives.
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Each home has traditional amenities, including a private kitchen, bathrooms, bedrooms and living spaces
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Shared building spaces include a Common House, which may include a large kitchen and dining area, laundry facilities, guest rooms, office spaces and recreational spaces.
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Shared outdoor space includes parking on the periphery, walkways, open space, and gardens.
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The community also shares resources such as tools, lawnmowers, movies and books.
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The people participate in the community through shared activities such as gardening, meals, celebrations, and holidays.
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The community is self-managed through a participatory decision-making process (we use sociocracy).
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Households have independent incomes and private lives, but lives are enriched by collaboratively planning and managing the community activities and shared spaces.
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Benefits of Cohousing
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Community - A helping hand when you need one or when you have one.
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Privacy - Your own place.
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Self-Governance - Community designed and run by the community with compassionate communication.
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Sustainability - Sharing resources, using green technologies.
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Shared Values - Cultivating support for each other.
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Sharing - Resources, tools, cars, spaces, bikes, kayaks, books, childcare, recipes, meals and more...
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Multigenerational - Many to learn from and grow with.
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Aging In Place - accessible units, knowing your neighbours.
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Fun - Shared activities and celebrations.
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