>> Darn, I was hoping there would be something similar in Urbanburg! <<
It's possible that somebody will start one there too. The project is meant to be replicable. This is actually one of two sites that Easy City acquired, for people who prefer urban living. They bought a campground for the rural folks.
I'm pretty sure that this is inspired by another project which already has locations in multiple cities. Project Life Support fights suicide by creating a support network for suicidal people. There are residential, live-in, and visiting levels of support. It's kind of like having a sober companion, only these are living companions and the relationship is meant to be permanent even though the level of support will hopefully change. They identify what makes people's lives unlivable and try to fix that, which usually starts by providing security, meaning, and and company. They started out with sharehouses, then added apartment buildings for live-in assistance and independent living, because suicidal people are often homeless or at risk of becoming so. Given that background, it's easy to see how the veteran housing program can be expanded too.
>> I like this. Then again, the idea of building community instead of moving like a single, isolated speck in a sea of strangers is probably one of my favorites, ever. <<
Yay! I feel the same way. I think the loss of connection to a place and a stable group of people causes many problems. Terramagne has higher awareness of social needs, so they have various programs designed to foster connections.
>> It's the whole scene, the image of a new apartment being filled and furnished, that appeals most, I think. <<
I thought about moving days, how much more fun and less stressful it is when everybody pitches in together and makes almost a party of it. Somebody probably ordered a truckload of pizza for supper!
>> I'd love to have the house down the street on my block, too. <<
Wouldn't that be cool? Putting it on campus benefits the veterans by giving them close proximity to goods and services including education. But it also benefits the students through volunteer opportunities, people with lots of life experience who can help them do things, potential interview subjects for students of history or journalism, etc.
>> Amen on the French Press, btw. Even though I don't drink it, there is a distinct difference in /smell/, too. <<
Fascinating. I love the smell of coffee, although not the flavor.
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Re: Easy City?
Date: 2015-01-17 10:48 pm (UTC)It's possible that somebody will start one there too. The project is meant to be replicable. This is actually one of two sites that Easy City acquired, for people who prefer urban living. They bought a campground for the rural folks.
I'm pretty sure that this is inspired by another project which already has locations in multiple cities. Project Life Support fights suicide by creating a support network for suicidal people. There are residential, live-in, and visiting levels of support. It's kind of like having a sober companion, only these are living companions and the relationship is meant to be permanent even though the level of support will hopefully change. They identify what makes people's lives unlivable and try to fix that, which usually starts by providing security, meaning, and and company. They started out with sharehouses, then added apartment buildings for live-in assistance and independent living, because suicidal people are often homeless or at risk of becoming so. Given that background, it's easy to see how the veteran housing program can be expanded too.
>> I like this. Then again, the idea of building community instead of moving like a single, isolated speck in a sea of strangers is probably one of my favorites, ever. <<
Yay! I feel the same way. I think the loss of connection to a place and a stable group of people causes many problems. Terramagne has higher awareness of social needs, so they have various programs designed to foster connections.
>> It's the whole scene, the image of a new apartment being filled and furnished, that appeals most, I think. <<
I thought about moving days, how much more fun and less stressful it is when everybody pitches in together and makes almost a party of it. Somebody probably ordered a truckload of pizza for supper!
>> I'd love to have the house down the street on my block, too. <<
Wouldn't that be cool? Putting it on campus benefits the veterans by giving them close proximity to goods and services including education. But it also benefits the students through volunteer opportunities, people with lots of life experience who can help them do things, potential interview subjects for students of history or journalism, etc.
>> Amen on the French Press, btw. Even though I don't drink it, there is a distinct difference in /smell/, too. <<
Fascinating. I love the smell of coffee, although not the flavor.