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FORUM Gemeinschaftliches Wohnen e.V. is a nationwide association of people and organisations interested in self-organised, community housing projects. It presents the variety of such projects and helps interested people find a suitable form of living together.

The association advises municipalities and the housing industry, offers seminars and training for project participants and professionals, and runs a nationwide project exchange (Projektbörse) that connects people interested in housing projects. Its online events and seminars cover topics such as group organisation, conflict resolution and neighbourhood-based care models.

The association's office (Geschäftsstelle) is in Hannover, with a network of regional offices and members in all German federal states. Its managing director leads projects funded by the German federal ministry for education, family, seniors, women and youth, and a Lower Saxony programme on age-appropriate community living.

Product: Advice, seminars and training, networking events, and a nationwide project exchange for community housing projects.