Donate — Northcountry Cooperative Foundation

Protect threatened affordable housing through cooperative ownership.

Your donation could prevent the loss of the next affordable community. Manufactured home communities (“mobile home parks”) are the largest pool of unsubsidized affordable housing, and they are under threat. Recently, we saw the closure of Lowry Grove Mobile Home Park. Over 100 households were displaced, most losing homes that they owned (which couldn’t be moved for financial and structural reasons). Sungold Heights almost faced the same fate. Before becoming a cooperative, the community had failing infrastructure. Under private ownership, the community would have likely been closed. Working with the community, we helped get support from Minnesota Housing to finance the community purchase and improve the infrastructure. Today, Sungold Heights is thriving under resident ownership.

By giving today, you will help more communities like Sungold Heights thrive. You can help the dream of autonomy, security, and stability come true for the next community on the brink of closure.

Do you want to be part of the solution to the affordable housing crisis? Help preserve and enhance affordable housing. Your donation is the next step towards all families having a safe, stable, and secure community.

If you have questions about donating, please contact Michelle Dobbratz via email at donate@northcountryfoundation.org.