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Meet the Cooperative Housing Expert Helping Guide Karwick Village
A conversation about community, stability, and what it takes to make resident-led housing last Karwick Village is something new for LaPorte County. As Homeward Bound

Setting the Pace: The Community Center Campaign Update
Last month, our project transitioned from completing Phase 1 of construction to preparing for Phase 2. With this transition came new goals, the primary goal

The Case for Investing in Cooperative Housing Right Now
The cost of housing is rising, from homeownership to rentals; these rising costs mean that those with the lowest incomes are being left with impossible

What Phase 2 Will Make Possible, and Why the Timing Matters
Phase 2 of construction at Karwick Village Community Center is our next step in building the village we set out to build a decade ago.

How Your Gift Closes the Gap That Grants Can’t Fill
Our organization recently launched our Community Center Building campaign earlier this month. Today, we want to spend some time looking at grants as part of

The Demand that Has Not Gone Away: Affordable Housing Is Needed Now
If you’ve ever been fortunate enough to have a conversation with or read an interview with our co-founders, John Vander Wagen III or Leigh Cobrun,

Leadership La Porte County Group Donates Time For A Service Project for Karwick Village
Late last week, we shared a very special event, and a first for Homeward Bound Villages, we were selected by a group from Leadership La

Building the Heart of Karwick Village: The Sponsors Who Make it Possible
Six families now call Karwick Village home. The boxes are unpacked, the keys are turned, and Phase I is now complete. That alone is worth

Phase 1 at Karwick Village: What We Built and What It Proved
Phase 1 of Karwick Village is complete. Six homes now stand on South Karwick Road, forming the first cooperative housing community of its kind in

Karwick Village Construction Update: Phase 1 At the Finish Line
Just over a year after the ground was broken at Karwick Village, the first phase of the community is nearing completion. What began as bare

Myth #8: Affordable Housing Is a Temporary Fix, not a Long-Term Solution
The idea that affordable housing addresses only short-term needs is one of the most persistent misconceptions about how this type of housing functions. The assumption

Myth #7: Landlords Who Offer Affordable Rents Lose Money
There is a stubborn and persistent myth that affordable housing is a financial sacrifice for landlords and developers who participate. That they are leaving money