Common Ground Community Knoxville TN

Mission: Vibrant living in the Third Act of life. Our mission statement is under development as future residents collaborate through Summer, 2018.

From www.ic.org/directory/common-ground-community-knoxville-tn/:

Begun in April, 2016 as a 'good idea' by a small group who'd not yet heard of "cohousing," Common Ground formally launched in January, 2017. In May, 2017 two of our group attended the National Cohousing Conference in Nashville, including one spending a day with Chuck Durrett and the developers of Quimper Village. Now, after a hiatus of a few months later that year, we are moving ahead with an ambitious time line. Common Ground Community announces the opportunity to become a member of the first UU [Unitarian Universalist-founded] senior cohousing project in America outside CA (hat tip to Glacier Circle). A 22-acre parcel is currently under contract in northeast Knoxville, TN in a beautiful natural hillside setting less than 15 minutes to downtown and views of the Smokies. This kind of intentional neighborhood is one of the best choices for those concerned about loneliness, isolation, and the challenges of aging (with nod to Dr. Bill Thomas and appreciation of Dr. Atul Gawande's "Being Mortal" perspective).

We are using a successfully tested senior cohousing model, that of Elderspirit (Abingdon, VA), which permits individuals to have an ideal balance of private space and mutual support and connection in community. Quimper Village in WA has also been an inspiration, and our friends in Germantown Commons (TN's first cohousing community) have been terrific allies. Common Ground is incorporating universal design and other features to support intentional, mindful community development and cooperative living.

A service of the Data Commons Co-op. The project has been supported by Equal Exchange, the Cooperative Charitable Trust, the USDA, and many others - thank you! Tech volunteers over the years include: Benjamin Bradley with support from GAIA Host. Ben Mauer with support from Quilted. Paul Fitzpatrick. Ronin Tech Collective, Brattleboro Tech Collective, Sligo Computer Services. Jason Lemieux. Default map tiles courtesy of MapQuest. Default map data (c) OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA.