SALT LAKE CITY — “Housing alone doesn’t solve homelessness,” said Preston Cochrane, CEO of The Other Side Village. “You have to retrain their way of thinking.” That philosophy drives The Other Side Village’s twofold mission: providing tiny homes for people transitioning out of homelessness while equipping them with the life and work skills they need […]
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Dec
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 […]
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Oct
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 […]
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Aug
When an increase in resources consistently fails to improve results, the problem is usually not bad people but a bad system.
