C I V E K O S[ sih - vee - kos ]

Civic + oikos = “urban home”

Civekos Summary Housing for Social Benefit Professionals Organized as individual building “lodges”

= micro-communities

Partnered with surrounding communityNational Partner OrganizationsLocal Community Partners

Social Capital Investors– Program-related investment– Slow Money investors– Community re-investment

Civekos Market

Social Benefit Professionals– Young People– Long-term activists– Secondary Careers

Partner organizations– City Year– Americorps– Teach for America– Other national non-profits

Civekos Benefits

Domestic Community Affordability & Quality Environmentally Responsible

Professional SynergiesSecurity and NurturingIntegration with Community

Professional SynergiesSecurity and NurturingIntegration with Community

Civekos Plan $50k incubation funds

– Market research & Partners research– Modeling: Pilot project

open June 2012!– Fundraising

Image Credits: Acton Co-Housing; Amsterdam NL; Omuraya Guest House; Springfield Housing Association; Vornado Backpackers; Nomads Westender Backpackers; Victoria Hostel ; Acton Co-Housing; Blue Brownstone; Richmond St Co-Housing

Please Help Civekos!

I’m available for questionsGrey Leegreylee@gmail.com617 803 9794

I welcome feedback

This is just the beginning!