Jul 13, 2021 | Housing, Recovery Community Development
As a person strives towards recovery, one of the largest hurdles is found in the social groups the individual resides in. When surrounded by temptation, and the constant reminders for why one uses, the chances of successfully abstaining from addictive substances is...
Jun 29, 2021 | Housing, Recovery Community Development
The idea that housing is a “problem of the poor” is a concept that regularly circulates through communities across the US, but this is not an isolated issue. It isn’t something that affects only some members of the population. Cost-burdened renters have been...
Jun 13, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, Sober living
Addiction is a disease with far-reaching implications on the individuals struggling under its weight. It requires support, and resources to create better outcomes for addiction sufferers. Yet many who need help don’t receive it. Further, many won’t seek out the help...
May 30, 2021 | Housing, Recovery Community Development
Affordable housing is any housing that costs no more than 30% of a household’s gross income. The very idea that housing within these margins is an undesirable thing is quite absurd, yet doubts abound and communities, businesses, and other professionals rally against...
May 16, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, Sober living, tips
Alcoholism was described as a disease way back in the late 1700s by Dr. Benjamin Rush. Addiction is a brain disease marked by the inability to stop the use of alcohol or an addictive substance, regardless of the harm or negative consequences that result from its use....
May 5, 2021 | Recovery Community Development, Sober living, tips
In the last decade alone, the number of times the term “addictive personality” has been casually thrown about is impressive. It has become an addiction-concern loadstone for many individuals and impacted families. If one types into a search bar the question ‘Do I have...
