This project was two years in the making and this part of it is big, there are a lot of notes to go through and we are living in trying times. Also, while I am indeed out of the village, there are still variables I am unsure about such as what the laws are regarding sharing the information that I have. There were suicide attempts, violence and spousal abuse, there were claims of misappropriation of funds on part of staff, threats to sue and get the village closed down made by the villagers themselves. There was theft by board members and there was a death that went unreported while staff ignored requests for a wellness check and the young mans body languished in his tiny "home" for 10 whole days before they finally listened and found his body.
The village had fallen into a sort of chaos that I was blessed to be able to leave. During my time there policies were readjusted, overblown or ignored, then they disappeared entirely unless supporting a specific agenda. Council was disbanded, effectively taking away any voice villagers ever had other than in mandatory weekly "meetings" that were proven to be entirely non-productive and a pointless waste of time and energy. No real guidance was being given to new arrivals so there was a lot of confusion and acting out. Both staff and villagers alike were experiencing and causing problems.
I witnessed fights and varied forms of abuse and I myself was threatened, robbed and assaulted.
During the time it takes to organize my findings, please feel free to ask any questions you may have or share any thoughts or ideas you might have about the issues this study raises.
The village had fallen into a sort of chaos that I was blessed to be able to leave. During my time there policies were readjusted, overblown or ignored, then they disappeared entirely unless supporting a specific agenda. Council was disbanded, effectively taking away any voice villagers ever had other than in mandatory weekly "meetings" that were proven to be entirely non-productive and a pointless waste of time and energy. No real guidance was being given to new arrivals so there was a lot of confusion and acting out. Both staff and villagers alike were experiencing and causing problems.
I witnessed fights and varied forms of abuse and I myself was threatened, robbed and assaulted.
During the time it takes to organize my findings, please feel free to ask any questions you may have or share any thoughts or ideas you might have about the issues this study raises.
