"The people in this meeting have all been chronically unhoused typically living outside for eight to nine years with significant addiction or mental illness. They are among the hardest to help, and that's exactly who the Village has targeted since it opened two years ago. "Once you've forgotten how to work, forgotten how to engage with other people, forgotten how to solve human problems, forgotten how to manage finances, it takes a lot of work to restore some of those abilities," says Joseph Grenny, a co-founder of The Other Side Village."
"This ambitious project in Utah offers short-term housing, rehab and mental health treatment, along with a kind of training program. People start in a prep school that teaches life skills for those who may have lost them. They must get and stay sober and are also required to work. The Village runs businesses to help create jobs for that. After six to 12 months, fellow residents vote to decide when someone is ready to "graduate." At that point, they can move on to their own place, in tiny cottages the Village is building for permanent housing."
The Other Side Village targets chronically unhoused people who often lived outside for eight to nine years with addiction or mental illness. The program combines short-term housing, rehab, mental health treatment and a prep school that teaches life skills. Residents must achieve and maintain sobriety and participate in work; the Village runs businesses to create jobs. After six to 12 months, fellow residents vote on readiness to "graduate," enabling moves into tiny cottages intended for permanent housing. Coaches include people with lived experience, and morning meetings aim to rebuild community and interpersonal skills.
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