The Other Side Academy

The Other Side Academy is a 2-year self-sustaining residential life-skills and vocational training program for women and men in long-term criminal behavior, drug addiction and homelessness. Students pay nothing to attend. We are unique in 3 ways. 1. Peer run. We dont rely on professionals to cure or heal us. We use peer accountability in a highly structured family environment. Both students and staff come from the same background. 2. Self-funded. Were self-sufficient, generating the revenue we need to cover all of our operational expenses. Running social enterprises is the therapeutic context and vocational training that helps students succeed after graduation. 3. Behaviors not drugs. Were not a drug treatment program. Were about whole person change. Our goal is to help students create an entirely new identity and lifestyle for themselves. We deal with the underlying behaviors and view of self that originally led to symptoms like addiction and criminality. HOW TO APPLY CO...