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Save the Date! November 9th, 5pm.

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Benefit for Jade’s Thrival Cabin

Join Us! Crooked Forest Institute is throwing a Potluck Dance Party on Saturday, November 9th, 2024 from 5pm to 8pm. Enjoy the sound stylings of DJ Curtis Pink and the Desert Eclipse Sound System. The community has come together to donate dozens of items for the Silent Auction, including Gift Cards from Roxy’s, the SilverContinue reading “Benefit for Jade’s Thrival Cabin”

Big News…

This week, Crooked Forest Institute achieved one of its strategic objectives by completing the purchase of 52 acres of land for the location of its education campus in Grant County. The land is located on Rt 35 in the Mimbres Valley, east of Silver City, New Mexico. The northeastern corner of the property is locatedContinue reading “Big News…”

Affordable Housing Presentation for LULAC 8003 on Tuesday, Sept 10 at 6pm

Join us Tomorrow night for a presentation at the LULAC Hall in Silver City, located at 100 W Alice St, in Silver City, NM. LULAC stands for “The League of United Latin American Citizens.” It was founded in 1929, and is the oldest and most widely respected Hispanic civil rights organization in the United StatesContinue reading “Affordable Housing Presentation for LULAC 8003 on Tuesday, Sept 10 at 6pm”

Jade’s Thrival Cabin Project

Hi All, I just wanted to send an update on the project to create the Thrival Cabin prototype for Jade. Here we are yesterday, driving around doing errands. You can’t tell from this photo because she’s such a trooper, but she’s in hell right now with no safe place to sleep. For those of youContinue reading “Jade’s Thrival Cabin Project”

Creative Solutions for Sustainable, Affordable Housing at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship

This Sunday, August 4th at 10:00 am, 3845 North Swan Street – “Creative Solutions for Sustainable Affordable Housing” Joanne DeMichele and Holly Noonan met at a public hearing on affordable housing. They quickly realized that they have similar concerns and solutions. Separately and together, they pursue alternative, sustainable, healthy, equitable, and people-focused solutions to preserveContinue reading “Creative Solutions for Sustainable, Affordable Housing at Unitarian Universalist Fellowship”

Screening of “A Decent Home” at the Silco on 8/14/24

Join us at The Silco Theatre on Wednesday, August 14th at 6pm for this screening of “A Decent Home,” about the social cohesion as well as radical economic vulnerability of homeowners who live in manufactured housing communities. They own their homes, but not the land underneath them and many of them didn’t see it comingContinue reading “Screening of “A Decent Home” at the Silco on 8/14/24″

We received a $200,000 grant from the Tides Foundation.

Silver City, NM, July 18, 2024 Crooked Forest Institute recently received a $200,000 grant from the Tides Foundation. Crooked Forest Institute is a Silver City-based 501c3 non-profit organization that is focussing on building affordable housing on a local Community Land Trust. The Tides Foundation envisions a world of shared prosperity and social justice founded onContinue reading “We received a $200,000 grant from the Tides Foundation.”

Zoom Recording of “Disability-Design and Elder Housing”

Thanks everyone for showing up in person today! It was quite a crowd. Here is the recording of the presentation, which mostly features our slide deck and our voices. If you came to the presentation, feel free to leave feedback or questions here. Click Here to watch the Zoom Recording. (Fast Forward to minute 3Continue reading “Zoom Recording of “Disability-Design and Elder Housing””

New Zoom Link for WILL presentation tomorrow

Hi all, If you are not able to join us in person, Zoom is an option, but the original link they published won’t work. Here is the new link that will work: Western Institute for Lifelong Learning is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.Topic: A WILL Lunch & Learn Event / A Crooked ForestContinue reading “New Zoom Link for WILL presentation tomorrow”