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Welcome to the Coop!

What is the Coop?

How does the Coop work?

Where is the Coop?

an organic, free-range network of friends who spread friendliness in Northeast LA + beyond! The coop began by accident when Cat Moore, a Mother Clucker (catalyst) in the Coop, began getting to know people in her neighborhood Starbucks while pregnant with her son. After 25 years of loneliness, Cat found herself fostering connections among thousands of diverse locals, relationships that spilled out of the cafe and took on a life of their own.

Where is the Coop?

How does the Coop work?

Where is the Coop?

everywhere you find friendliness! we began connecting in LA but have spread across the U.S.

Learn more about the Coop

How does the Coop work?

How does the Coop work?

How does the Coop work?

through intentional micro-gestures of presence and friendliness, we hatch connections, incubate community, and let fly organic collaborations and often become "framily" in supposed social wastelands.

Awesome Connecting Stories! (coming soon)

Moshe & Soup on the Stoop

Niki & the Neighborhood Council

Moshe & Soup on the Stoop

Lizette & the SuperMoms

Niki & the Neighborhood Council

Moshe & Soup on the Stoop

Niki & the Neighborhood Council

Niki & the Neighborhood Council

Niki & the Neighborhood Council

Flagship Community Experiments

Writers Salon

Weekly gatherings for local writers, artists, musicians, and producers to work on their projects in the company of other kind creatives.

Curious Conversations

Two-way Ted Talks (co-learning salons) facilitated by neighbors who each have something worthwhile to share in their own style and own voice.

Petit Montmartre

Petit Montmartre

Seasonal Art-Music-Education Market that fosters community among neighbors, supports local creatives, and integrates local businesses.

Backstory Theater

Mother Clucker Collaborative

Mother Clucker Collaborative

Seasonal Living Room Event for up to 8 locals to build relationship and cultivate empathy through the simple act of sharing their backstories.

Mother Clucker Collaborative

Mother Clucker Collaborative

Mother Clucker Collaborative

Monthly Support Incubator for up to 6 women who lead relationally. 

License an Experiment

Humans, Unite!

Mother Clucker Collaborative

Humans, Unite!

Friendly 1-on-1 coffee chats to work out where you're at and where you want to move in your projects and relationships.

Community Impact

"It's because of Cat and this community that I'm starting to hug people.” — Jaded Screenwriter

"My life has changed in just a few months. Even my employees are noticing that I've become more patient because of this community.” -- Global Entrepreneur

"Cat has the antidote to loneliness, and it starts by caring.” --  Art Teacher

"Not all of us have parents who are supportive or come from communities where arts are valued or supported. I feel like there's a refuge here." 

-- Actress

"It's because of this community that I feel OK to be in my own skin and called up to be the best version of myself.”

-- Special Education Teacher

"This community is like a lighthouse that helps you know where the shore is— knowing that people are there in the difficult times." -- Filmmaker

"I've lived in LA for 16 years, and this is the first time that I found a place where I feel like I belong and I feel like people are like me.” --Activist 

"I didn't have any friends when I moved to LA and I was quite sad at the time. The thing Cat's doing is just so tremendously valuable, and I didn't realize before I met her how important community is. It's really changed my life and other peoples' lives.” 

—Environmental Journalist

     

“If everyone were like this, there would be no war.” —Lawyer

We Value

An Equitable Friendship Model of Connecting

Organic, Free-Range Connecting in the flow of daily life

Organic, Free-Range Connecting in the flow of daily life

Organic, Free-Range Connecting in the flow of daily life

Organic, Free-Range Connecting in the flow of daily life

Organic, Free-Range Connecting in the flow of daily life

Finding Common Ground & Sharing Common Goods

Organic, Free-Range Connecting in the flow of daily life

Finding Common Ground & Sharing Common Goods

Cooping - Ways to Engage the Work Where You Are

Create a Coop - Are you a Mother Clucker or Brother Clucker???

Create a Coop - Are you a Mother Clucker or Brother Clucker???

Create a Coop - Are you a Mother Clucker or Brother Clucker???

House a Coop - Do you have space to support community???

Create a Coop - Are you a Mother Clucker or Brother Clucker???

Create a Coop - Are you a Mother Clucker or Brother Clucker???

Create, House or Fund a Coop

Fund a Coop - Did you just win the lotto?

Create a Coop - Are you a Mother Clucker or Brother Clucker???

Fund a Coop - Did you just win the lotto?

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