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Yuletide at the Village brings holiday cheer and hope to Salt Lake City

SALT LAKE CITY — A festive three-day holiday market is now underway at The Other Side Village, a transformative community dedicated to helping people overcome homelessness. The inaugural Yuletide at the Village runs through Saturday, offering holiday shopping, food trucks, live entertainment, and a Giving Tree — all while raising funds to support residents rebuilding […]

An unusual ‘village’ aims to help people leave long-term homelessness for good

MURRAY, Utah — On a weekday morning, about two dozen formerly homeless men and women file into a small room at The Other Side Village near Salt Lake City. “How have you felt since our last meeting?” asks Melissa Hepworth, a fellow resident here who tells the group that she’s felt “challenged with a little […]