CoHousing Houston
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Living with our neighbors
ABOUT
We are a group of people interested in developing the first ever cohousing community in Houston, one of the most wonderfully diverse and dynamic cities in the country.
We are still at the very beginning stages of all this - building our multi-generation group of like-minded people, figuring out how to do this in Houston, scouting out sites, having some fun getting to know each other along the way.
Click HERE to listen to some of our members talk about cohousing
NEWS
Newsletter #14
CoHousing Houston Newsletter Issue 14
Some Cohousers go to the Moth in Houston ....
Newsletter #13
CoHousing Houston Newsletter Issue 13
Find out about our upcoming Black Lab speakers and the Downtown District Master Plan.
Newsletter #12
Newsletter - February 2019 Issue 12
We made the Houston Chronicle! Read all about it ...
Listen to David Kelley and Lynn Morstead talk about our 2019 priorities of land purchase, architect selection, LLC formation and community building..
We've been working with Rebecca Schuetz from the Houston Chronicle on an article on cohousing. It was published on December 17, 2018. Read more about this concept of living and what we are doing in Houston.
Kathy Kokas and Candace Busker want everyone to know that their husbands are similar in age to them! And Lynn 'Krouse' wants everyone to know that she kept her maiden name 'Morstead' and is not sure who that other women is mentioned next to her husband's name. Come meet us and find out more about us and how much fun we have with each other.
Year End 2018 Season's Greetings from CoHousing Houston
Thanks for your support ... more to come in 2019!
We celebrate the end of a very productive year and look forward to pushing this project forward in 2019, starting with our first event on Jan 2 at the Black Lab.
Newsletter #11
December 2018
Checkout our year-end statistics and the schedule of events over the holidays.
Newsletter #10
November 2018
The Soika family just moved from Colorado where they lived in cohousing for 6 years; they are joining our group. Find out about some very interesting webinars of community building available from the national cohousing organization, cohousing.org .
Newsletter #9
October 2018
Dr. Stephen Klineberg speaks on "Prophetic City: Houston on the Cusp of a Changing America" .
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EVENTS
Monthly Public Gatherings
We hold a regular monthly get-together at the Black Labrador. Other ad-hoc social, planning and exploration events pop-up as we move forward.
Check our calendar below.
ROADMAP
Exploration
Learn, explore interests, visit cohousing communities
Design the Community
Architect the site, the membership process, the policies
Build Community
Meet, get to know each other, grow relationships, form core group
Construction
Break ground
Build it!
Find a Site
Assess criteria, finances
Locate a neighborhood, site near the center
Launch
Move in - Settle in
Enjoy the fruits of our labors
Listen to David Kelley and Lynn Morstead talk about our 2019 priorities of land purchase, architect selection, LLC formation and community building.
Or read the brief overview below:
GALLERY
GET INVOLVED
Spread the Word
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Bring a friend to our monthly meeting
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Like us on Facebook
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Make copies of our info flyer and pass them around
Join the 1st Wednesday monthly gatherings
Mark the 1st Wednesday of the month at 7pm for our meetings at the Black Labrador
Subscribe to our Newsletter
RESOURCES
Best place to buy books on cohousing in Houston
You can find books on cohousing by McCamant & Durrett at Houston's River Oaks Book Store at 3270 Westheimer (at River Oaks Blvd.) Houston, Texas 77098
CoHousing Houston Flyer
Please download our flyer and distribute this among your friends, colleagues, networks, and organizations you belong to. Help us get the word out.
CoHousing Houston Tri-Fold
This tri-fold answers some basic questions about WHAT is 'cohousing', WHO we are, what are we up to and HOW to get involved. Use this to get the word out. Print some copies and pass them around to friends, co-workers and family members.
Cohousing Association of the United States
The Cohousing Association website has useful information on the cohousing concept, including a directory of cohousing communities in the US and numerous videos and picture galleries of existing and forming cohousing groups.
Cohousing communities help prevent social isolation
Groups in Denmark and the U.S. are choosing to live in intentionally intergenerational communities, which emerged to strengthen social ties between aging seniors and their younger counterparts who are balancing work and family. People living in them say the model fosters an interdependent environment and helps everyone feel more comfortable with the process of getting older. NewsHour Weekend's Saskia de Melker reports.