Once the sale of the Tivoli Housing Co-op was complete in 2014, the Common Fire Foundation shifted its focus dramatically, limiting itself to providing basic support for the Beacon Co-Housing community. The Foundation previously had a much more expansive vision of helping to support the creation of numerous intentional communities nationwide that shared our values related to communities as a foundation for personal and collective transformation. The information on this page represents our PREVIOUS more expansive vision and is provided here in the hopes that it may help to support or inspire other people’s efforts in this field.
"Perhaps things will get worse and then better. Perhaps there's a small god up in heaven readying herself for us. Another world is not only possible, she's on her way. Maybe many of us won't be here to greet her, but on a quiet day, if I listen very carefully, I can hear her breathing."
-- Arundhati Roy
If you're interested in living in the Tivoli Co-op as well as participating in the certificate program, please review the Co-op section of this website for information on that application process.
Otherwise, we ask first that you make sure you've reviewed all of the information about the certificate program here on the website. Then give us a call or e-mail to let us know you're interested. We'll be able to answer any other questions you have, get a sense of whether it seems like a good fit, and discuss next steps.
