- North Star Recovery and Wellness and the Other Side Academy aim to furnish homes of people in need.
- Nominees must reside in Davis, Salt Lake, Utah, or Weber counties.
SALT LAKE CITY — Living in a home with faulty or non-existent furniture can make it feel uninviting or unfulfilling and living with mental illness or substance abuse disorders only complicates that. A local partnership between charitable organizations aims to help furnish the homes of some people in need with gently-used, donated furniture.
North Star Recovery and Wellness is partnering with the Other Side Academy to implement “Furnishing Futures,” to furnish the homes of individuals in need with gently-used furniture.
Leaders from behavioral health treatment center North Star Recovery and Wellness and the Other Side Academy will select at least five homes nominated by loved ones to receive essential furniture, including tables, couches and beds. The Other Side Movers, a training school from the Other Side Academy that helps teach those struggling with substance abuse and criminality to live more productive lives, will help move the furnishings into the home and move any donated items as needed…