About us
We're taking charge of the last third of our lives by learning together about how to design our own retirement/senior cohousing/ecovillages, with privacy plus community. We're building on our shared wisdom, going beyond 'aging in place' to build connections for Aging In Community, alternatives to loneliness or institutionalization, bringing in the experts so we don't waste our time. Join us in this quest for Audacious Aging, and help us help you design the last home you'll need, one that fits like a glove, not a boot, where you know your neighbors and live sustainably yet with all the privacy you need!
Upcoming events
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- Network event
Pouring Ideas: Housing & Community (in-person, Milpitas)
Starbucks - Milpitas, 120 W Calaveras Blvd., Milpitas, CA, US0 attendees from 3 groupsReal conversations about housing, community, and belonging. This isn’t a formal meeting.
It’s a space to connect, share ideas, and explore new ways of living—without pressure or agendas.
Whether you’re:
• Curious about housing solutions
• Interested in community-building
• Or just want to be part of a meaningful conversationOrganized by EBCOHO member Mari-Lyn Harris and her Kindness Village initiative.
The vision:
Affordable housing matters. But belonging matters more.
Kindness Village is a small-home community for adults 55+ who want connection, not isolation.We’re forming the community before it’s built — so neighbors shape it together.
More about the community (Facebook group): https://www.facebook.com/groups/1501750278620162/
Please share your ideas and how we could collaborateYou can also RSVP directly on the East Bay Cohousing website:
https://www.ebcoho.org/pouring_ideas_housing_community_2020604281 attendee from this group - Network event
East Bay Cohousing Crawl (in-person) - National Cohousing Month
Several Cohousing Communities in Oakland, Richmond, Pleasant Hill and Berkeley (placeholder, don't use map), 1 Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA, US53 attendees from 5 groupsCome see what it looks like to live in cohousing neighborhoods in the East Bay on a self-guided tour, part of East Bay Housing Organization's (EBHO) Affordable Housing Month in the East Bay and National Cohousing Month.
RSVP on this page, via East Bay Cohousing's website here, or text CRAWL to +19252815643 to RSVP
Open times and locations will be posted on the East Bay Cohousing (EBCOHO) website. You will be able to add all open houses to your calendar, or click on them to add them individually.
Please only visit during the listed hours.
- Visit sustainable intentional communities in the Berkeley-Oakland-Pleasant Hill area.
- See how they blend privacy and community, with individual homes plus a Common House.
- Get a taste of what it's like to dine together, with regular common meals.
- Learn about each community's unique design, how it came together, and the innovative approaches to affordability, diversity, inclusion, and sustainability each embodies.
- Find out how to learn about current and future openings in these communities and new ones in formation in the area and beyond.
Led by East Bay Cohousing, the regional umbrella network for cooperative community living. .
Communities on the crawl will be announced
You can pick and choose throughout the day and find your own way by carpool/rideshare, BART, and/or bike (at your own risk).
BYO transportation.
- Network event$50.00
Bioregional Regeneration Bay Delta unConference Spring '26 (Oakland, in-person)
Oakstop, 2323 Broadway, Oakland, CA, US1 attendee from 7 groupsJoin East Bay Cohousing at a community-crafted gathering to explore community, resilience, restoration, and regeneration both in the San Francisco Bay & Delta and beyond.
These are days of darkness & possibility, uncertainty & opportunity. We are calling doers and dreamers from all walks of life to join together and create the story of a thriving future for all life, where we live: the Bay Delta Bioregion, and its many beautiful watersheds and communities.
The Question: How do we better collaborate within and across communities and watersheds to co-create a thriving future for all life?
In true unconference fashion, the rest is up to you!
Participants will create the agenda. You can propose your own topic and there will be many stimulating sessions to join.
Sessions will cover a wide range of topics, such as local food systems, bioregionalism, land stewardship, social justice, solidarity economy, ecological restoration, regenerative practices, Indigenous leadership, storytelling, solarpunk, the "collapse", and cooperation.
Formats will run the gamut from inspiring conversations to somatic exercises to “roll up your sleeves” problem-solving.
This event is for everyone whether you’re professionally involved, active as a volunteer and community member, or curious about how you can contribute.Don't miss this chance to experience a transformative and joyful day of networking, connecting, sharing, and action-making. We hope this will be the first of many gatherings that grow the movement to re-imagine a world that works for all life. Together, we will create new pathways for regeneration and resilience in the Bay and beyond.
While this event is not centered on cohousing, many Cohousing California (and our regional sub-network, East Bay Cohousing) allies are involved and we believe that the topics covered are relevant for anyone creating or living in sustainable community in the East Bay or beyond. We will be participating and offering to host discussions that make these links clearer, and helping people find paths to get the knowledge, experience and connections needed to bring about more communities with more depth in these areas.
Presented in partnership with:
- east bay permaculture guild
- Global Regeneration CoLab
- The Bay Delta Trust
- LIFT Economy
- East Bay Cohousing
- Greenermind Summit
- CrowdDoing
- NatureCounter
- California Doughnut Economics Coalition
- Cultivating Self
- Cosmic Labyrinth
- Terran Collective
- Hylo
Coordinated by Kaliya Young’s unconference facilitation team featuring longtime EBCOHO partner and supporter Ajay Tallam.
Learn more and register with a discount code via East Bay Cohousing's website.
Past events
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