Twin Cities Family Cooperative - Intergenerational Cohousing Community

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About the Community

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  • Urban

What we do

We are an intergenerational community of individuals, couples, and families. We are queer-affirming, gender-inclusive, and multicultural. We value the spectrums of the human experience and each individual’s diverse abilities. We support each other in raising children and throughout all stages of life.

We strive to live out of a place of abundance. We develop internal economic policies that actively push back against capitalist expectations.

We are committed to nonviolence and environmental sustainability. We believe in the potential for radical transformation of society and see communal living as an element of that change. We strive to make meaningful contributions to society, engaged in dismantling the systems of racism and oppression in our society.

We are households of varying sizes and we continue meeting with more individuals and families who are interested in joining. We range in age from young children to elders.

We are open to those of any religious, faith, or spiritual practice as well as those with no religious, faith, or spiritual practice. Our members include people with Quaker, Christian, and no religious beliefs.

Group decisions are made using a consensus process to come up with our best decision.

We are starting with a multi-family building with 7 units. We have shared space for cooking, eating, socializing, and working together. We plan build an expansion on this property and we continue looking for a property that would allow us to grow to 15 households. When we build our own space, we will build with the environment and sustainability in mind. Our dream land would include lots of space to garden and play in as well as space for chickens. We would love to be near woods and a creek for the children to play in, maple trees for making maple syrup, and wildlife. We also plan to be able to take advantage of public transportation and be able to walk or bike to most places.

If there’s something you dream of having and you don’t see it in our plan, maybe you’re the one to add it to our plan.

Our Vision

We are an intergenerational community raising children, pushing back against capitalism, committed to nonviolence and environmental sustainability, striving to dismantle systems of racism and oppression in our society.

Our Mission

We are an intergenerational community raising children, pushing back against capitalism, committed to nonviolence and environmental sustainability, striving to dismantle systems of racism and oppression in our society.

  • Community type
  • Cohousing
  • Ecovillage
  • Intentional Neighborhoods

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  • 11 Total members
  • Open to new members
  • Open to visitors
  • Open to volunteers
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11

How to join

Our process includes getting to know members, personal reflection and questionnaire, participating in group activities and meetings, and exploratory membership. Reach out to learn more.

Basic expectations or agreements for members

We welcome visitors! If you would like to visit our community, please reach out to us through email or fill our the interest form found on our website.

Primary decision-making authority

  • All Community Members Together

The whole membership decides collectively.

Governance structure

  • Collaborative/Horizontal

Power and responsibility are shared relatively equally among members.

Economic model

  • Partial Income-Sharing

Members contribute a percentage of income to community funds.

Economic scenarios for this community

  • There is a one-time fee, investment, or share purchase to join the community separate from accessing housing
  • Members need to pay fees, dues, or similar to live there on a per month or per year basis
  • There is a labor obligation

Additional economic information

Join fee: Yes (amount not specified)
Monthly fees/dues: Yes (amount not specified)
Labor required: 10 hours/week
Members with pre-existing debt: Yes
All members contribute to the expenses of the community according to their ability. Members contribute 1/3 of their monthly income and those who are able, loan money to the community. Members also contribute a minimum of 10 hours of labor each week through, meal preparation, cleaning, yard work, shopping, childcare, administrative duties, etc.

Shared resources and amenities that are accessible to everyone in the community

Common House, Garden(s), Vehicle Share, Library, Internet, game room

Frequency of communal meals

  • Approximately 1 meal per day

Substance use culture

  • Substance use occurs primarily at celebrations or ceremonies
  • Religions
  • Christian
  • Quaker

Property status

  • Privately owned

Property owner

  • By a Land Trust, Home Owners Association, or corporation

Setting

  • Urban

Within city limits with access to urban amenities and infrastructure.

Energy sources used

Self-produced food

  • Up to 33%
  • Land area size
    .25 acres

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Location

  • Minnesota, United States

Twin Cities Family Cooperative - Intergenerational Cohousing Community

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Oak Park Commons Cohousing – Plan to Move in Fall 2025

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