by Staff
Beloved Community Village is the first village in a series of villages that the Colorado Village Collaborative (CVC) is in the process of developing. It is the culmination of a long held dream by many, spearheaded by folks from the street advocating for such a housing option.
It has not come with out a price to the villagers. In order to help generate support and good will with the city and the neighborhoods the first village, Beloved Community, is inundated with interviews from local media, requests for documentaries, requests for tours plus the work villagers do in visiting other communities and civic organizations promoting this model of shared living. It seems everyone want to get their photo op/story when it comes to the village. The villagers have had to bravely endure the fish bowl of attention for being the first of its kind here in Denver.
The villagers while making the decisions on what they feel they can bear have not been alone in this. The community of Beloved Community Village extends beyond the villagers in the tiny homes and includes organizers from CVC and the local church from which they draw their name. It has been a shared experience by many.
One of the most notable developments with the village has been the love affair between the Beloved Community and the RiNo neighboorhood. As this was a pilot project access to the land the village sets on was only temporary (6mo.) But because the two communities havedrawn so close in the process, that as the end of the lease for the land the village was renting was up the folks from RiNo sent a letter to city officials asking to find a way to keep the village in their community. Which after some effrt with the planning office and the land holder was worked out. And that is the whole point of the project... developing communities. Having those communities draw close and be supportive of each other.
We will see how the media responds to the next village that is now in the works. The next village will be at St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Planning and development of the 2nd CVC project is ongoing and they are hopeful to begin construction this coming spring. Bringing with them all the lessons learned from the first village.
Yes dreams can come true …
It has not come with out a price to the villagers. In order to help generate support and good will with the city and the neighborhoods the first village, Beloved Community, is inundated with interviews from local media, requests for documentaries, requests for tours plus the work villagers do in visiting other communities and civic organizations promoting this model of shared living. It seems everyone want to get their photo op/story when it comes to the village. The villagers have had to bravely endure the fish bowl of attention for being the first of its kind here in Denver.
The villagers while making the decisions on what they feel they can bear have not been alone in this. The community of Beloved Community Village extends beyond the villagers in the tiny homes and includes organizers from CVC and the local church from which they draw their name. It has been a shared experience by many.
One of the most notable developments with the village has been the love affair between the Beloved Community and the RiNo neighboorhood. As this was a pilot project access to the land the village sets on was only temporary (6mo.) But because the two communities havedrawn so close in the process, that as the end of the lease for the land the village was renting was up the folks from RiNo sent a letter to city officials asking to find a way to keep the village in their community. Which after some effrt with the planning office and the land holder was worked out. And that is the whole point of the project... developing communities. Having those communities draw close and be supportive of each other.
We will see how the media responds to the next village that is now in the works. The next village will be at St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Planning and development of the 2nd CVC project is ongoing and they are hopeful to begin construction this coming spring. Bringing with them all the lessons learned from the first village.
Yes dreams can come true …
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