Avista Utilities and its Named Communities Investment Fund (NCIF) have been key partners in our work to prevent homelessness through home ownership. Village Cohousing Works has not only received grant funding for its programs, our buyers also benefit from substantial rebates. NCIF rebates not only ensure a lower purchase price when a family buys a home, these rebates make it possible for us to install the most efficient homes available. Which means monthly energy costs stay

Thank you to The Inlander  for quality local reporting featuring homelessness prevention. The full article is downloadable below, as a pdf.

Our home buyers have so many thoughts and feelings about home ownership. It's a right of passage, it's freedom, it's stability. One...

St. Andrews Lutheran's "Youtherans" visited us at Takesa Village to help beautify two lots, and tidy up some of the community spaces. The...

Village Cohousing Works has earned a 2025 Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency ! We rely on our profile to gather support; it enables...

Thank you to KPBX Spokane Public Radio  for quality, local reporting! In addition to this piece covering the passage of our bill last month, reporter Doug Nadvornick dedicated much of today's Inland Journal edition to Village Cohousing Works and its collaborative work with Takesa Village . Listen to the entire clip below!

Visit KPBX radio's Regional News page to read Doug Nadvornick's coverage of a new law that improves access to affordable home ownership...

Our latest newsletter, and links to all our past newsletters can be found here. Exciting Progress: Two Homes Installed! On January 31,...

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood! While our Site volunteers are overseeing the work happening on our sites, there's a lot of...

Ownership means a lot more than having the keys, or paying the bills. We ask our applicants what home ownership means to them. Here are a...

Once again, we are proud to announce that Village Cohousing Works has earned a Candid Silver Seal of Transparency! Check out our...

Windermere Foundation visited the March Village Cohousing Works Board meeting to present a check of $2,000 supporting necessary program...

Executive Director, Sarah Olson, Volunteer Ray Lawton, and Treasurer Alan Perlman celebrate HCC Foundation's end of year donation This...

December 9th representatives from Avista's Named Communities Investment Fund & Energy Efficiency Programs, and Washington Dept. of...

Our third home is almost ready for its buyer. And it's beautiful. Stay tuned for more pictures!

A report from the National Low Income Housing Coalition found that Washington has the fifth highest “housing wage” in the country: "To...

Each home buyer has a unique story. One owner's journey involves the shared work of several community-minded organizations, in addition...

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We are proud to announce that Village Cohousing Works has earned a Candid Silver Seal of Transparency! Check out our nonprofit profile to...