Geel

36: We already live in compassionate communities

Neither the government nor Saint Dymphna will save us

Sep 16 •

35: Removing barriers to community care

The way to build something is to stop preventing people from building it themselves

Sep 9 •

34: TL;DR of the Geel family care system

My theory for the history

Sep 2 •

33: Why it’s so difficult to provide community care

I spent a year researching this and know far less than when I began

Aug 26 •

32: Is Geel's family care system good or bad?

An institution that was a product of its time

Aug 19 •

31: The price of the myth of Geel

Does it matter if people view Geel as a magical place inspired by God?

Aug 12 •

30: Time banking

Training wheels for how to be a community

Aug 5 •

29: Community cafes

More than a free lunch

Jul 29 •

28: The Fountain House clubhouse

A copy/paste model that works

Jul 22 •

27: Another, more controversial, American Geel

Visiting Chicago's Jesus People, USA

Jul 8 •

26: The "spirit of Geel"

If Geel isn't what we're looking for, where can we find it?

Jul 1 •

24: Guardianship

The movement to add nuance to an all or nothing system

Jun 10 •

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