UPCOMING
SOUTHWIND FIELDS TINY HOUSE COMMUNITY
“Everyone deserves to live a life they love. Everyone. Every soul this side of Heaven has a deep desire to be loved, needed, accepted... and everyone wants a place to feel safe.”
COMING SOON
COMMUNITY STRONG
mind. body. soul. home.
The vision of southwind fields is to provide a safe, comfortable, joy-driven and self-sustaining community for adults with learning differences. Here our locals can find freedom, friends, support, acceptance, and the dignity that comes with contributing to your own lifestyle through employment you love.
The upcoming Southwind Fields Tiny House Community is phase III of the overall vision for Southwind Fields. The Southwind lifestyle is based on a philosophy we call "community strong". Alone, we are capable, but together, we are stronger. We believe that everyone deserves an opportunity to live a life they love and to have a space where they feel safe and accepted. We believe it is our calling and our duty to create such an environment while meeting the unmet needs of adults with disabilities within our state and country. The upcoming Southwind Fields Tiny House Community is a residential program where our "Locals" will experience an all inclusive community of acceptance, growth, independence, and support, combined with a therapeutic and supportive atmosphere.
“He let loose the east wind from the heavens and by His power, made the south wind blow.”
EXPERIENCE THE SOUTHWIND FIELDS LIFESTYLE:
Throughout the Bible and many historical references, the South Wind was thought to bring peace, warmth, calm, and healing to the people and to the earth. The Southwind Fields lifestyle is meant to have the same effect, providing a place where our Locals can feel safe, peaceful, and at home.
your very own place to call home:
Each Local of Southwind Fields will be provided a comfortable, manageably sized tiny home (or a room in The Inn for locals needing more individualized supervision) to call their own. Though each home will be fitted with A/C and a wet space for a sink and small refrigerator, shared, community style kitchens will be created with purpose. In addition to adding for higher levels of safety, a appropriately shared kitchen is intended to create a sense of community as our Locals practice radical hospitality. Just like in any home, the kitchen is the heart of the house and where people gather to laugh, eat, relax, and enjoy each others company. In these moderately supervised spaces, our locals can enjoy cooking and breaking bread along side their neighbors and friends, if they chose to do so. Locals who have passed a simple cooking and food handling course may prepare their own meals, if they like, and utilize the skills they learn in our life groups to assure a delicious, home cooked meal in a well cared for space.
on-campus employment opportunities:
Just like any other community, it takes everyone working together to help make things go. Southwind Fields is intended to be a "self-sustaining" neighborhood where Locals have the opportunity to work along-side our staff in employment opportunities that make them feel fulfilled and valued within their own community. Each opportunity comes with all necessary training to make our Locals feel like rockstars at what they do (not to mention weekly team meetings & spiffy work "uniforms" to create a sense of team with their co-workers)! Serving in these positions is not only rewarding, but fun!
Serving, cooking, baking, prepping, bussing, scooping ice cream in the Southwind Cafe, stocked with local produce from the Southwind Farms garden. These employees will be not only trained, but versed in gluten-free, organic, and vegan/vegetarian options for locals with special dietary needs.
Stocking, cashiering, managing in the Southwind Market, stocked with healthy snack options and everything our locals need to prepare a home cooked meal, or occasionally indulge in something sweet.
Caring for our neighbors in the Southwind Clinic, working alongside staff nurses to make sure our locals are comfortable and loved when they are feeling unwell.
Planting, caring, harvesting, caring for the animals, selling produce and products in the Southwind Farms gardens and farmers market.
Creating, dreaming, painting, sculpting, making things beautiful in the Southwind Artisan Studios. Our Locals who love to be creative can create do just that in our entrepreneurial based Art Studios. Items created by our Locals can sold in our Southwind Market or at the Southwind Farmers Market outings in San Antonio.
Building, planning, working with your hands in the Southwind Woodworking team. This team will create items for beautification or usability around the campus, or can be sold at the Southwind Farmers Market outings in San Antonio.
Cleaning, beautifying, organizing on the Southwind Fields maintenance team. Maintenance team employees help keep the campus running smoothly. Locals who enjoy this type of work are responsible for working along side staff to make small repairs, check on the status of the tiny homes, and assuring that all areas of the campus are being well kept and cared for.
Planning, decorating, hosting in the Southwind Special Events Team. Employees on this team are responsible for working along side staff to prepare for welcoming any guests that may be coming onto campus or attend a Southwind Community event. Whether for a tour, a wedding, a town square Christmas tree lighting, or an outdoor movie night at our beautiful outdoor theater, the Special Events Team helps to plan, organize, set-up, greet, host, and tear down these events, while helping to make our guests feel loved and right at home.
Assisting Locals in reaching optimal physical and mental health in the Southwind Fields gym, caring for equipment, and leading fitness classes.
Training and learning to give manicures, pedicures, and even hair cuts in the SWF salon and barber shop.
Serving concessions, grounds keeping, teaching swim lessons, lifeguarding, refereeing games, even coaching in the SWF sporting facilities, open to the community, Special Olympics and other community partners.
life groups:
We recognize that preparing for independence is key to assuring success. In our life groups, our Locals will experience sensory friendly, group approach, yet individually tailored opportunities to build and strengthen the skills they need to live comfortably and safely in the Southwind Fields tiny home community.
Therapeutic lifestyle:
Eco friendly environment and lifestyle options
Beautiful chapel with weekly services and quiet time during the week to spend time with God
Relaxation and fun with music
Gentle stretching and strength training
Zumba
Time with animals
Outdoor spaces to spend time with family and friends
Top level sporting fields and an olympic sized pool
Commons areas to play games, basketball, shoot some pool, or just hang out
Doing what makes you happy!
living. working. connecting.
Monthly tuition & rent to be determined. we are committed to keeping the southwind fields lifestyle as low-cost and self-sustaining as possible, with rental costs that are comparable to community apartments and service tuition close to that of our city locals programs.
*Some extra fees to cover additional needs, in special situations, may apply. These needs will be evaluated and addressed during intake. Scholarships and tuition assistance may be available for some locals, and will be evaluated upon complete disclosure of appropriate financial information and determination by the intake and finance committees.
