The church at large is seeing a great exodus from its Institution. Growth in homelessness is increasing. Many members in local churches are homeless; or new hybrid coined by Dr. Cornell West “the working poor”.

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Therefore, as people exit the church and homelessness increases “housing will become one of the new cornerstones of community” it’s Watts Up Community Development’s intention to create a model on faith based and civic engagement that is relative to now. 

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Transitional Housing, especially sober living housing in practicum is a jewel to community. The general desire of residents in almost all communities is to have a safe, clean, enjoyable environment. Keys to this is not having drug houses, problem houses, gang houses, etc. Sober living/Transitional houses are not in theory but actuality free of drug and alcohol. While having residents that are engaged in programming for betterment. Thus making the desire community a reality.

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Meaning, someone in the community may not need the housing offered by Watts Up Community Development Corporation, but may need the resources that come to the community by having a Transitional/ Sober living houses in the community. The church once operated as a resource center or safe house, and in the “now” moment sober living and transitional houses will replace the church acting as such. As housing first will become the model people will need whether bound by faith or not.