Friends - 102

Rent Range: $500-$700 Number of Rooms: 10 Number of Adults: 10 Number of Children: 0 Membership Process - Keep in mind that your responses to this form may be shared with the house, minus personal information. - Send us an email to let us know you filled out the form and are interested. - After reading your responses, we will set up an initial video call, phone call, or in-person meeting with our Membershipping Coordinator, where you can ask questions about Friends and we can get to know you. - After this call, you may be invited for further meeting(s) in person at the house (or via video call) to meet all other house members. - If you decide you are still interested in membershipping, we will hold a vote at our next house meeting to decide whether to allow you to become a member. In Our Words Founded in 1967, Friends was established with a commitment to cultivating a vibrant community based in collaboration and mutual support. The co-op moved to our current location near the capitol in 2022. Our cooperative community is brought together by a sense of playfulness and inclusiveness. These values stretch all the way back to Friends' evolution out of a Quaker cooperative housing community. In recent years, the house has attracted a diverse group of students and young professionals. We enjoy working together to find creative solutions to problems both informal and formal decisions. We endeavor to find consensus in the decisions we make during house meetings, and we work to make sure that all members of the household feel heard and valued. Our current house is located in the Downtown neighborhood two blocks from the capitol and the E. Washington shopping district. Room sizes range from 115-165 square feet. The house has two accessible rooms. We do our best to prioritize these rooms for those with physical disabilities. House members contribute a required five hours of their time each week for chores such as cooking, washing dishes, cleaning common spaces, gardening, paying bills, grocery shopping, serving as a house representative for various committees of Madison Community Cooperative, and many other jobs that go towards the upkeep and continuance of the household. Membership at Friends includes a food share, and house members often enjoy cooking for the house as part of their work hours. When cooking for the house, members always include a vegetarian or vegan option. Is Parking Available? At this time, all of our parking spots are full. Parking is available on the street with a residential parking pass or in a nearby garage for an hourly/daily fee. We have a disabled parking spot, and if this is something you require, we would give priority parking rights to you. What kind of parking is available? 2 spaces Are all house meals vegetarian? Yes. Vegan option at all meals? As needed. What other food options are available at some meals? We accommodate any dietary preference, e.g. gluten-free. Is meat allowed in the house? Yes. Are there any restrictions on meat in the house? Members may purchase and prepare meat separately from house dinners. Meals/Week: Varies, usually at least one and up to four, depending on how busy house members who cook are. Meals Cost: $100/mo Food Membership Allowed? No. Meal Plan Participation: Required. Exceptions are made on a case by case basis. Pets Allowed? Yes. Current Pet Situation: 3 cats, on rotation. 1 dog, roaming. Pet Policy: Roaming pets (i.e. those that are allowed to leave their owner's room and roam around the house) must be membershipped into the house similarly to humans. Bring the animal to the house and make sure that it gets along with other pets and humans. We will then vote on their membership. Pets that stay strictly in members' rooms do not need to be membershipped. Bringing a pet with you does not guarantee it will be membershipped.