North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO)
Student Buyer’s Association (SBA)
People’s Food Co-op (PFC)
University of Michigan Credit Union
Co-op Optical
The Ypsilanti Food Co-op
East Quad Bike Co-op
Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)
Arrowwood Hills
Colonial Square
Forest Hills Cooperative
Great Oak Cohousing
Pinelake Village Cooperative
Sunward Cohousing
Touchstone Cohousing
University Townhouses Cooperative
Twin Oaks Communities Conference 2008

North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO)
337 E. William St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 663-0889
www.nasco.coop/
NASCO is an association of campus cooperatives in Canada and the U.S., providing student cooperatives with operational assistance, encouraging the development of new student cooperatives, and serving as an advocate for student cooperatives. NASCO teaches leadership skills, provides information, and serves as the central link facilitating the fruition of the Rochdale vision in the student sector. By strengthening the student co-op movement, we believe we can strengthen the future of cooperatives generally.

Student Buyer’s Association (SBA)
337 E. Williams   Ann Arbor 
(734) 662-0257
studentbuyers.org
Up the stairs from the ICC front desk in the Rochdale Center, SBA serves both the ICC and local fraternities and sororities, Receiving bulk orders from many organizations allows SBA to provide food to the ICC at a very low cost. As a member if the ICC, you are automatically a member of SBA. the majority of each house’s food and supplies comes from SBA-approved vendors.

People’s Food Co-op (PFC)
216 N. Fourth Ave. Ann Arbor
www.peoplesfood.coop
The PFC has been around since the 70’s. It started out in a basement as a buying club and has since grown into a retail natural food grocery store, hot bar and café. PFC specializes in organic and bulk foods, as well as products that are whole-grain based and contain no artificial additives. Members pay a one-time, refundable $60 share, and enjoy special sales and annual rebate checks – but you don’t have to be a member to shop there.

University of Michigan Credit Union
333 E. William St. Ann Arbor
(734) 662-8200
www.umcu.org

Located right next door to the ICC office, this cooperative bank, owned collectively by its customers, offers a wide variety of accounts and services with great rates and customer service. Besides the main office on William, there are several other branches: 777 Eisenhower Plaza, 2101 Bonisteel Drive (North Campus), and in the basement of The Michigan Union. Membership, which is open to all U of M and Washtenaw Students, requires paying a $5 fee and opening a Share Savings Account with a $5 deposit.

Co-op Optical
www.coopoptical.com/
This partially employee-owned member cooperative provides low-cost lenses and frames to companies, unions, and the public. Originally a branch of a senior housing co-op, it is now its own thriving corporation with 16 branches. It is also (probably) the only co-op of its kind inn the U.S. You don’t have to be a member to take advantage of Co-op Optical prices. With their low markup on frames (in comparison with for-profit eye-glass stores), it’s well worth making a visit to this unique co-op!

The Ypsilanti Food Co-op
312 North River Street Ypsilanti
734-483-1520
www.ypsifoodcoop.org/
Around since 1975, Ypsilanti Food Co-op has been providing organic, bulk foods, and environmentally friendly products to its members as well as the public. Located in Ypsilanti’s Historic Depot Town has been spreading cooperatively and health food for almost three decades.

East Quad Bike Co-op
www.eqbc.org/
The East Quad Bike Co-op is a student-run organization promoting bicycle maintenance and sustainability.

Recreational Equipment, Inc. (REI)
970 West Eisenhower Parkway, Ann Arbor, MI 48103
(734) 827-1938
www.rei.com/stores/124
They've come a long way since 23 outdoor enthusiasts who shared a love for the outdoors formed REI as a co-op. Today, they are the nation's largest consumer co-op with more than 3.5 million active members and 10,000-plus employees. They credit their continued success and trusted reputation to their dedicated employees who work each day to share their interests, friendly expertise and passion for the outdoors with people of all levels of experience and ability.

Arrowwood Hills
2566 Arrowwood Trail, Ann Arbor MI 48105
(734) 665-3116
Townhouses in cooperative community. 1-4 bedrooms. Rent based on income.

Colonial Square
3012 Williamsburg, Ann Arbor MI 48104
(734) 971-5710
Townhouses in cooperative community. 1-3 bedrooms. Market rate co-op housing.

Forest Hills Cooperative
2351 Shadowwood, Ann Arbor MI 48108
(734) 971-9270
306 townhouse units in a cooperative community. 1-3 bedrooms. Rent based on income.

Great Oak Cohousing
500 Little Lake Drive, Ann Arbor MI 48103
(734) 929-6565
http://www.gocoho.org/
37 individually-owned, complete condominiums with 2,3, and 4 bedrooms.

Pinelake Village Cooperative
2732 Adrienne Dr, Ann Arbor MI 48103
(734) 994-9177
Townhouses in cooperative community. 1-4 bedrooms. Rent based on income.

Sunward Cohousing
(734) 763-2177
http://www.sunward.org/

Touchstone Cohousing
560 Little Lake Dr, Ann Arbor MI 48103
(734) 663-5516
http://www.touchstonecohousing.com/
"Our homes exceed LEED standards to help us live lightly on the planet and conserve energy."

University Townhouses Cooperative
3200 Braeburn Circle, Ann Arbor MI 48108
(734) 973-1282
604 townhouse units in a cooperative community. Rent based on income.

Twin Oaks Communities Conference 2008
www.communitiesconference.org
This event is co-sponsored by the Fellowship for Intentional Community. This year it is scheduled for August 15 - 17. In the works for this year's event is a panel of service-oriented communities, discussion on the creation of a healing culture in intentional community, and a look at the role of the communities movement in society.