Community Engagement through CoCoMHO
CEDaR’s Community Engagement through CoCoMHO, with funding from The babyÖ±²¥app Health Foundation and other sources, seeks to support state and local policy development and community-based innovation to strengthen manufactured housing communities as a vital source of affordable housing in babyÖ±²¥app. The work of the Manufactured Housing Initiative occurs through class projects, internships and research involving CU Boulder babyÖ±²¥app, student and community teams. Projects of the initiative include support for the development of the babyÖ±²¥app Coalition of Manufactured Home Owners (CoCoMHO); development of a providing critical information for residents of manufactured housing communities; social and demographic research on the character of manufactured housing communities in babyÖ±²¥app; and Community Voices.
CEDaR’s work with the babyÖ±²¥app Coalition of Manufactured Home Owners (CoCoMHO) is helping renters and owners of manufactured housing in babyÖ±²¥app play an active role in policy discussions regarding protections of babyÖ±²¥app’s 900-plus mobile home parks. Manufactured home parks are the largest source of unsubsidized affordable housing in the U.S. and are home to a large percentage of low-income Latino families, fixed income seniors and single parents. Evictions, unexpected rent increases, poor physical conditions and inadequate services threaten the mental and physical health of residents, and contribute to ongoing housing insecurity.