Boston Community Cooperatives (BCC) is a non-profit organization formed to build community through cooperative living, member education, neighborhood improvement and collective action. Members participate in a group-equity model of communally owned, democratically controlled and affordable residential cooperatives. BCC formed in 2001 to be an umbrella organization to provide infrastructure to hous
ing cooperatives. Inspired by similar organizations across North America, BCC aims to own multiple housing cooperatives, and to eliminate duplication of energy to allow the group-equity cooperative housing sector to expand and serve more people. BCC is a 501(c)3 non-profit that owns one property — Seedpod, a 12 bedroom house located near Fields Corner in Boston – we are currently developing plans to expand the organization. Joining BCC
BCC is an umbrella organization, not a house — so the best way for individuals to join is to apply to one of our houses (currently just Seedpod). If we don’t have an opening, we encourage you to look into other existing coops in the Boston area. If you are an existing or soon-to-be coop, we would love to talk with you about joining forces. Please contact us about working together! By joining BCC, coop houses will not only be able to better economize tasks like bookkeeping and property management, but will also be able to focus more energy on strengthening coop movement. As they say, the whole is more than the sum of the parts!
