Helping people who are homeless or low-income find housing stability is no easy task. There are many factors that cause people to have housing instability or lose housing. You can compare it to the game of Jenga. Sometimes you can lose or remove certain pieces of your life and not fall apart. But as the tower continues to lose more and more pieces, it becomes more and more unstable. Many people we encounter are living fragile and unstable lives. Once they lose that last piece holding them up, everything collapses and they are left picking up the pieces of their life.
At RCI Village, we try to piece that life back together. Our program combines permanent, affordable housing with wrap- around support in order to create stability and long-term success. So far, this model has proven effective. We know it takes a village for someone to be rooted in a community that allows them to flourish. We have seen the value and success in people’s lives when they have a community that cares for them and a safe place to live. The work of creating stability in a fragile world is not always easy, but we press forward knowing that the work we do is crucial in the lives of our village.