Kent Cooperative Housing

08/15/2025

Uncovering the lost canvasses of Zhou Lin. The Asian art collection is on display this weekend. Come visit us Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Kluth.

08/07/2025

Fito and Sara are putting a lot of work into improving this house. Thanks for your efforts. Look at the new paint job on the front porch. It looks great!

11/17/2024

Thanks to Fito and Sarah for cultivating a beautiful garden at Franklin Street house. See if you can find the cayenne peppers.

05/14/2024

The North American Students for Cooperation have published a useful handbook for starting and operating a housing co-op.

The Organizer's Handbook is a comprehensive guide to creating group-equity housing cooperatives. By explaining the cooperative movement, campus and community organizing, nonprofit incorporation, financing, and housing development, this important resource demystifies a challenging project. Major upda...

02/18/2024

Our newest member has a YouTube channel: Study and Travel with Noman. Like and Subscribe! :)

Travel to Ohio for the first time

10/08/2023

This is what happens when you install solar panels. Franklin House's electric bill:

02/20/2023

Thanks to the Portage Foundation, we have fruit trees in our community garden, including apple, cherry and paw-paw. Other treats include blueberries and elderberries.

02/02/2023

We made the newspaper. Thanks Wendy for this great story about regional community gardens, featuring our Kent Cooperative Housing garden at the Kent Rec Center. https://theportager.com/portage-county-is-rich-with-gardens-for-the-public-including-free-produce/?

Each of Portage County’s four cities, and at least one village and township, has at least one community garden available to residents.

08/30/2022

Do you think cooperation is the answer to life's challenges? Do you believe in people power? Are you an active listener and a good group facilitator? Are you interested in learning more about cooperative democracy? We might have just the place for you. Our Main Street co-op house will have vacancies beginning in late September. Text 330-541-5405 for an application. Four rooms in a large, historic house, $400 / mo. plus utilities.

04/29/2022

Paw-paw trees going in at the community garden, thanks to the Portage Foundation.

Across large swaths of North America, an ancient fruit is growing wild but largely forgotten. However, a community of foodies, farmers and scientists is eagerly trying to change that.

03/14/2022

Thank you to Julie Morris for your professional and dedicated work for the KCH, five years as our housing co-op coordinator! You digitized the records for greater accessibility, created a strategic plan for our future success, and updated the handbook twice., in addition to helping the members with questions and issues. Through it all, you remained calm and got everyone on the same page. Thanks Julie!

04/02/2020

The housing co-op will be providing a rent relief package. For those who need more assistance please contact the Coordinator. We have a relief fund for those in need. Good luck with your employment or unemployment and we'll all gather for a meal when this is over!