Dignity Village
is a democratic, mutual aid-based intentional shelter community. If you are interested in living at Dignity Village, learn about our entry process here: Village Entry Process. If you are looking for emergency shelter during the winter, we temporarily open our Greenhouse as a bunk house during severe weather. If you would like to access some basic necessities, we have a policy for day guests.
JOIN Partnership
Since 2014, Dignity Village has partnered with JOIN. Our partnership with JOIN offers support through their InReach mobile housing worker team. JOIN’s InReach housing workers help with referrals to employment support, social security applications, housing searches/applications, coordinated access, healthcare access, mental health and addiction referrals, obtaining ID and other documents, and more. By partnering with an outside mobile services agency, villagers do not lose their case worker should they depart from Dignity Village.
“The village is a membership-based community. When space becomes available, the next person on the waiting list receives “guest status” for [sixty] days. In order to become a resident, one must attend all meetings during that time and fill out the admittance agreement form. This internal agreement includes basic rules that promote tolerance and participation, and prohibit violence, public drug or alcohol use/inebriation, theft, and persistent disruptive behavior that puts the community at risk. After another thirty days, a resident may become a member of the non-profit if approved by a vote at the general weekly meeting, which then grants them the right to vote on issues and serve on council.”
-Tent Cities Toolkit
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