Arcadia Cohousing

As members of the Arcadia Cohousing Community, we value: RESPECT – mutual kindness and generosity – the physical and emotional safety of all Arcadians INTERACTION – knowing, supporting, and sharing with our neighbors – spontaneous one-on-one interactions as the backbone of community – authentic relationships along with their inevitable conflicts – resolving conflicts in honest, creative, and non-threatening ways FUN – embracing and enjoying diversity in our multi-generational membership – the social, emotional, intellectual, and physical benefits of having fun together As participants in this intentional community, we value: HONESTY – through transparency in governance – through openly communicating ideas and feelings relating to community issues PARTICIPATION – in our consensus decision-making process – in shared meals: cooking, breaking bread together, and cleaning up RESPONSIBILITY – for our community’s financial well-being – for our household’s monetary and non-monetary contributions to Arcadia Cohousing – for our individual share of ongoing community work tasks and meetings As stewards of our shared physical space, we value: CREATIVITY of individual Arcadians in the use and development of our common assets MINDFULNESS of the impact our personal spaces and habits have on our neighbors WORKING TOGETHER to maintain and enhance the physical beauty and infrastructure of our community SUSTAINABILITY in environmental and economic spheres by being caretakers of the natural environment ENCOURAGING individual, small group, and community endeavors to promote our shared values SHARING our public spaces, activities, and companionship with neighbors beyond our borders We value making Arcadia a great place to come home to.