A Network Built on Participation and Trust

Because the world is shaped by the way we relate to each other.

Model Communities Association (MCA) helps people move beyond isolated and transactional relationships by creating opportunities to participate, collaborate, and build trust through shared arrangements. The goal is to conserve resources, reduce unnecessary costs, and strengthen the human connections that shape our lives.

A Connected, Verified Network

MCA is an associative network of individuals verified through first-hand experience. Individuals within this “community” build trust through experiences. One objective is to reduce costs by entering into arrangements that share resources and/or responsibilities, and through those experiences, build trusting relationships with others.

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.