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What is a co-op?
Co-operation, or cooperation, refers to the practice of people or greater entities working in common with commonly agreed-upon goals and possibly methods, instead of working separately in competition.
A cooperative (also co-operative or co-op) is a group of persons who join together or co-operate, to carry on an economic activity of mutual benefit.
A housing cooperative is a legal mechanism for ownership of housing where residents either own shares (share capital co-op) reflecting their equity in the co-operative's real estate, or have membership and occupancy rights in a not-for-profit co-operative (non-share capital co-op), and they underwrite their housing through paying subscriptions or rent.
A cohousing community is a kind of intentional community composed of private homes with full kitchens, supplemented by extensive common facilities. A cohousing community is planned, owned and managed by the residents, groups of people who want more interaction with their neighbours.
Hostels, also called youth hostels, provide short-term accommodation to travellers or backpackers. Many co-ops in Austin also serve as hostels.
Student Housing Co-ops
	College Houses http://www.collegehouses.coop 21st Street Co-op 707 W. 21st St. Halstead Co-op 1905 Nueces St. Nueces Co-op 1905 Nueces St. Opsis Co-op 1906 Pearl St. Pearl Street Co-op 2000 Pearl St. Taos Co-op 2612 Guadalupe 1906 Pearl Street Austin, TX 78705 512.476.5678 800.880.2676 512.476.1743 fax This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	ICC Co-ops http://www.iccaustin.coop Arrakis Co-op 2212 Pearl St. Avalon Co-op 3000 University Eden House Co-op 1910 Rio Grande French House Co-op 710 W. 21st St. Helios Co-op 1909 Nueces House of Commons Co-op 2610 Rio Grande New Guild Co-op 510 W. 23rd St. Royal Co-op 1805 Pearl St. Seneca Falls Co-op 2309 Nueces 2305 Nueces Austin, TX 78705 512.476.1957 512.476.3904 fax
Independent Housing Co-ops
	Deutsches Haus Co-op http://studentorgs.utexas.edu/dhaus/index.html 2103 Nueces St. Austin, TX 78705 512.477.8865 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Sasona Co-op http://www.sasona.org/ 2604 Paramount Austin, TX 78704 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Sunflower Co-op 1122 3rd St. Austin, TX 78704 512.447.1268	Whitehall Co-op http://www.whitehallcoop.org 2500 Nueces Austin, TX 78705 512.472.3329 512.472.7382

Alternative Housing
	Austin Cohousing http://www.austincohousing.org http://www.kvaustin.org/wiki 866-752-7358 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Homestead Ridge http://www.homesteadridge.com 10900 Hibbs Lane Manor, TX 78653 Tom - 512.762.7952 Dory - 512.585-9105 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Hostelling International http://www.hiaustin.org 2200 S. Lakeshore Blvd. Austin, TX 78741 512.444.2294 512.444.2309 Fax 800.725.2331 Reservations This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Oak Village Commons http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OakVillage 512.301.9563 Cat Barron This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Drew Dillard This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Other Co-ops and "Co-op Like" Organizations
	All Austin Cooperative Nursery School http://www.allaustincoop.org 2301 Hancock Drive Austin, TX 78756 512.454.5315 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Austin Cinemaker Co-op http://www.cinemaker.org 1705 Guadalupe St. Suite 201 Austin, TX 78701 (512) 236-8877
	Austin Freecycle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ AustinFreecycle http://www.freecycle.org	Austin Improv Collective http://www.austinimprov.com http://www.myspace.com/austinimprovcollective This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Austin Raw Feeders Co-op http://www.arfcoop.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Austin Time Exchange Network http://www.austintimeexchange.org PO Box 301033 Austin, TX 78703 512-207-0598 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Austin Yellow Bike Project http://www.austinyellowbike.org 2013 East 51st Austin, TX 78723 512.457.9880 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	Black Star Co-op http://www.blackstar.coop
	Darkroom Co-op http://www.darkroomcoop.net 2000 Pearl St. Austin, TX 78705 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	East Side Artists Cooperative http://www.theywhosearch.com 3rd @ Chicon 301 B 512.236.9118 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Ecology Action http://www.ecology-action.org	FrankenBike http://www.frankenbike.net http://www.myspace.com/frankenbike 512.694.6529 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	GAIA Host Collective http://www.gaiahost.coop	Monkey Wrench Books http://www.monkeywrenchbooks.org 110 E. North Loop Austin, TX 78751 512.407.6925
	New Music Co-op http://www.newmusiccoop.org 1010 Willow Street Austin, TX 78702 512.423.4888 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	REI http://www.rei.com/stores/austin/index.html 9901 N Capitol of Texas Hwy Ste 200 Austin, TX 78759 512.343.5550
	Rhizome Collective http://www.rhizomecollective.org 300 Allen Street Austin, Texas 78702 512.385.3695 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	South Austin Children's Cooperative http://www.southaustinkids.org 512.443.0263
	South Austin Food Co-op http://www.southaustinfoodcoop.org	Third Coast Workers for Cooperation http://www.thirdcoastworkers.coop
	Treasure City Thrift http://www.treasurecitythrift.org 2943 E. 12th St. Austin, TX 78702	University Federal Credit Union http://www.ufcu.org PO Box 9350 Austin, TX 78766-9350 512.467.8080 800.252.8311
	Wheatsville Food Co-op http://www.wheatsville.coop 3101 Guadalupe Austin, TX 78705 512.478.2667

Hibernating Co-ops
	Austin Music Co-op http://www.austinmusiccoop.org 5413 Guadalupe St. Austin, TX 888.848.2595 bus/fax This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it	CACTUS http://www.austinprogressive calendar.com/cactus Selwyn Polit This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it 512.926.7876 Eileen Nehme 512.707.7988 This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
	Austin Biodiesel Co-op http://www.austinbiodiesel.org http://www.dieselgreenfuels.com

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