A Better Way to Live Together

Community-led housing where people share responsibility, reduce costs, and support one another

Model Communities Association (MCA) helps people create collaborative living arrangements built on shared participation, mutual support, and community decision-making. Instead of relying on traditional property management, residents work together to care for their space, build trust, and create a more connected way of living.

A Community-Led Network

MCA is an associative network where members create shared living arrangements through participation, collaboration, and mutual care. Communities grow as individuals connect, contribute, and invite others to participate.

Start With What You Have

Community begins when someone shares what they have – space, skills, or resources. From there, each circle grows naturally as others join, contribute, and collaborate.

Agreements, Not Authority

Communities create their own agreements and make decisions together using a consent-based approach. Instead of hierarchy, members share responsibility and work collectively.

Lower Costs, Stronger Communities

When communities participate actively and care for shared spaces together, costs decrease while trust, connection, and long-term sustainability grow.

From Shared Ideas to Real Communities

Explore how MCA communities organize shared living, participation, agreements, and collaborative decision-making in everyday life.

“Living in community, especially one with a collaborative structure, enhances your life as a human being. The yen to share experiences, to depend upon each other, to create beautiful and nourishing spaces calls us to come together."
Amy Kemp
Founder & Executive Director

Begin Your Community Journey

Connect with MCA to learn more about joining, participating in, or creating a collaborative living arrangement.

✨ There is no cost to join.