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Cooperative Communities Have you ever considered living in a cooperative community? For most of us the question most likely has not even crossed our minds. Yet for a growing number of people this question has been considered and many are choosing cooperative communities as an alternative to other forms of housing like condominiums. Religious cooperative communities like the Mount Madonna Center, which is located in the Santa Cruz Mountains, offer many positive benefits for its …

…living, financial relief, and support he needed to get his life back in order. It is examples like this one that proves how effective a cooperative community can really be and how they can change a person’s life. Although the Center was founded just twenty-three years ago in 1978 it has survived to become a very successful cooperative that I believe will continue to thrive as an alternative to the prevailing social order of today.