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The Co-op Cultivators of Greater Brockton (CCGB) have kept the momentum going in 2025 to promote and develop cooperative business practices in the greater Brockton area. Since its formation in 2018, CCGB as a project of Brockton Interfaith Community (BIC), has made it its mission to build a cooperative ecosystem in the greater Brockton area.

As tariffs threaten to drive up prices on everything from bananas to backpacks, and fears of a recession loom, many Americans wonder how they’ll continue to afford necessities.

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But amid this economic uncertainty, a different system is quietly taking root—one built not on profit but on cooperation.

Since the start of the pandemic, many communities in Washington, D.C. have embraced what’s known as the solidarity economy: a network of grassroots efforts centered on meeting people’s needs.

UHAB is thrilled to announce the launch of the National Co-op Map, the most comprehensive online tool tracking limited-equity housing cooperatives across the United States. After years of research, development, and community input, this highly anticipated relaunch features a cleaner design and more detailed, up to date data.

Ware, MA — This Spring, the Quabbin Sunrise Cooperative, a resident-owned manufactured home community with 65 households, made a big cost-saving discovery. Five-thousand gallons of water a day were leaking from various points in their water distribution system, leading to high water bills, increased wear and tear on the system, and compliance issues with the state’s water regulations.

Every other year, the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives and the Democracy at Work Institute survey workplaces like yours and publish the results as the Worker Cooperative State of the Sector report.

Together, the Council of the Laity of the Philippines and WeGen Laudato Si’ have launched one of the most ambitious church-led renewable energy transitions in the region. Since 2016, they’ve supported over 330 installations of solar panel systems across the country, displacing millions of kilowatt-hours of fossil fuel energy and dramatically reducing emissions.

But the real story isn’t just environmental—it’s economic.

1. Flexible for businesses of any size with W2 employees

Unlike ESOPs, coops can be designed for a business with any amount of employees because they’re less complex to set up and maintain, more affordable to transition and less costly to run.