In celebration of National Co-op Month, New Helvetia Brewing demonstrated its co-op enthusiasm by partnering with the California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD) in hosting a Co-op Trivia Night at their cooperative. Participants challenged themselves on their co-op knowledge while enjoying a pint (or two) of delicious beer and kombucha.
Co-op News
Join us for this podcast episode of Farm to Table Talk, in which Rodger Wasson interviews CCCD's Executive Director, E. Kim Coontz about all things cooperative!
The California Center for Cooperative Development (CCCD) has awarded $75,000 in micro-grants through its partnership with the state’s Social Entrepreneurs for Economic Development (SEED) Entrepreneurship program. The program was launched to provide vital support for the development and continuation of worker cooperatives in target populations facing significant barriers to employments, such as immigrants, refugees, and those with limited English proficiency.
The residents of Comunidad Nuevo Lago (CNL), formally known as Shady Lakes Mobile Home Park, closed escrow on the cooperative’s purchase of their community from an investor-owner.
CCCD is pleased to announce the allocation of the grant funds received from the Office of Governor Newsom in June 2023!
Ever wonder what happens when workers band together to achieve the same goal? Welcome to the Worker Co-op is a playlist of related videos which explains the basics on the workings of worker co-ops in brief, engaging videos.
CCCD welcomes applications for Volunteer & Internship Opportunities.
This report offers a path to address the crises of increasing racial and economic inequality, exacerbated by the pandemic and its economic and social impacts, with a time-tested solution: cooperatives. The publication presents the landscape of worker, housing and childcare cooperatives, the ecosystems that support them, examples, and policy opportunities to help them flourish.
CCCD’s collection of webinar workshop recordings cater to varying experience levels and is relevant to a multitude of types of co-ops. Some workshops are applicable across the various sectors of cooperatives, and others provide introductory or other information applicable to specific sectors.
Derived from the efforts and expertise of many partners and support organizations, CCCD presents a resource list for California co-ops navigating business and member hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic.