NIMBY by Raimonda Abramaviciute
March 17, 2024
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NIMBYism, NIMBY, or Not In My Backyard, refers to community resistance towards having recovery housing in their neighborhood.
We are The Better Path Foundation
The Better Path Foundation serves the underserved and marginalized people in the Greater Madison, Wisconsin area; who are in recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD), by providing a live-in recovery program supporting adult-aged men, women, veterans, non-veterans, LGTBIQ+, dual diagnosis, justice-involved, all races, all religions, and all levels of education to further their recovery goals and objectives of attaining long-term abstinence.
We believe that those who made the decision to overcome Substance Use Disorder and seek treatment for it deserve the opportunity to put their lives together, and become productive and valuable members of society. This starts with having a safe place to lay their heads down at night after they complete treatment; a place where they can call, “Home.” The Better Path provides just that…a live-in sober living recovery program where someone can thrive and obtain the necessary guidance to learn the skills needed to sustain their long-term recovery goals and objectives; in a neighborhood that supports recovery. All of which is crucial for individuals to regain hope, and have the opportunity to flourish in life without the use of substances.
What We Do
The Better Path provides quality, safe, affordable shared housing through its recovery program to help eliminate housing insecurity, reduce homelessness, and increase the long-term goals and objectives of our recovery program participants. The Better Path also plans, supports, and collaborates on amazing projects with other amazing nonprofit organizations that help change the lives of the marginalized and underserved population we serve; who are all in recovery from substance use disorder, and who are simply disadvantaged adults from across the Greater Madison, Wisconsin area.
The Better Path has voluntarily sought out certification through the Wisconsin Association of Sober Housing; known as W.A.S.H., in order to obtain certification through W.A.S.H. for community certified level II Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) recovery homes status. W.A.S.H. is the State of Wisconsin affiliate for the National Alliance of Recovery Residences; known as N.A.R.R.
N.A.R.R. and W.A.S.H. provide for a set of specific standards that must be met to obtain certification, and The Better Path Foundation recovery program and recovery homes meet or exceed such standards; providing our participants and their families true confidence for our participants safety, and likelihood of success in their long-term recovery goals and objectives for those who work our program.
We Educate
We run small-scale training programs for our residents that are necessary for every adult to acclimate to society and live without anxiety caused by not knowing how to live like an independent adult. This can include but is not limited to... how to open a bank account, balance a checkbook, cook, clean, garden, and more.
We Give Home
Our home-like environment provides a family-like setting with an internal community of unrelated adults all working toward clean and sober living, a desirable neighborhood, and community to help restore their souls and change their future like story. As they say, home is where the heart is... but a home is so much more than that.