NWCDC Cooperative Spotlight: Reclaiming the Forest with the Jefferson Timber Cooperative
By Nora Edge. Jefferson Co, WA In my work with the Northwest Cooperative Development Center, I often encounter groups looking to solve specific problems. But every once in a while, I meet a group that isn’t just solving a problem—they are helping to reimagine an entire industry. Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Scott Freeman, a founding member of the Jefferson Timber Cooperative (JTC), to discuss how they are supporting efforts to breathe life back into the rural communities of the Olympic Peninsula. For decades, the Peninsula’s story has been one of extraction: raw logs shipped abroad while the local people, wealth, and talent were left behind. Inspired by the success of the local food movement, JTC
Coming Home: BJHC Community Rebuilds After Fire
Two Families Return Home Thanks to NWCDC Support and Pierce County Transit Donated Homes By Janet Morrell June 26 2026 When fire swept through the
Washington Homecare Cooperatives 2026 Administrator Retreat: A Powerful Two‑Day Gathering on the Hood Canal
By Nora Edge June 26, 2026 Administrators from Capital Homecare Cooperative, Ridgeline Homecare Cooperative, and Peninsula Homecare Cooperative gathered June 12–13 for a highly productive
Co-ops for Non-Profits
NWCDC’s Charlie Best discusses co-ops as a model for Non-Profits with the Idaho Partners for Good! Due to some technical difficulties, John McNamara was unable
NWCDC Cooperative Spotlight: Reclaiming the Forest with the Jefferson Timber Cooperative
By Nora Edge. Jefferson Co, WA In my work with the Northwest Cooperative Development Center, I often encounter groups looking to solve specific problems. But
ROCNW’s Acquisition Team Welcomes Two New ROCs in 2026; Preserving Affordable Housing through Cooperation
By Grayson Cooper. There have been two recent successful Resident Owned Community (ROC) conversions in WA recently: Poplar Estates Cooperative and Ohana Estates Homeowners Cooperative.
A Local Co-op Steps Up to Meet a Growing Community Care Need
By Deborah Craig. When Heartsong Homecare Cooperative opened its doors in 2021, it joined a small but growing network of worker-owned homecare co-ops across Washington.
