August 22: Co-Housing - What is it and how does it benefit a community?

Co-housing is a form of intentional community that was imported to the U.S. from Denmark in the late 80s. Co-housing provides the privacy to which we are accustomed and the community we seek. Co-housing typically (1) includes a common house for community activities and shared meals, (2) is pedestrian friendly, (3) is designed, managed and maintained by residents, (4) is governed by residents using a refined consensus decision making process, and (5) is much, much more. Participants will learn what co-housing is and may want to become a part of initial efforts to create a co-housing community in Stevens Point.

Mary Maller and Lois Lawler will lead this informal and informative discussion on co-housing. They have visited and researched several existing co-housing units around the U.S.