Success Stories

We Save Lives By Changing Behavior

JORDON LEE HOLDAWAY

Raised by a single mom, and lacking any respect for authority, Jordon was rebellious and a thrill-seeker from a very young age. Basing his life off a mindset of testing

any and all boundaries, he found himself drifting into a life of drugs and criminal behavior during high school and continuing on into adulthood.

Anti-social tendencies and an addiction to methamphetamine led to his first felony charges at the age of 23. This marked the beginning of many years in and out of

prison as a career criminal and drug dealer. All told, his choices cost him 11 years of his life incarcerated with unimaginable damage done to his family and the community.

This path changed for him in 2016, when he applied for an interview at The Other Side Academy, with a 15-year prison sentence over his head, and was accepted. Upon
arrival at TOSA, Jordon came in with the mindset of an ex-convict and spent many months battling his old beliefs, and nearly threw away the opportunity to save his life. However, the choice to stay for nearly four years, own his behavior, face the damage that his choices had caused, and learn to put his community first, has given Jordon the determination and purpose to spend the rest of his life putting the world together rather than tearing it apart.

Jordon has graduated from The Other Side Academy and has been hired to manage the Academy’s Property Management and Construction Departments as a licensed general contractor. He has regained the trust and support of the community and cherishes the opportunity to help other broken individuals do the same.

Jordan Brooks Hosman

Jordan was raised in the small town of northern Utah, Brigham City. Growing up he was insecure and confused as to what his life was supposed to be. As is customary with any teenager, the rebellion was his first stop. It wasn’t long before that initial introduction to mind-altering substances. 

He was addicted immediately. From that moment forward his propensity for lying, manipulation, selfishness, and irresponsibility was magnified tenfold. Capable of completing probation and court requirements, he was unable to maintain any semblance of an honest life once the restrictions were lifted. Fumbling from one location to the next, he worked long enough to give a little hope to family and friends only to throw it away again for the high. Years were spent building than destroying his life in 3-month cycles. 

Eventually, he became tired of the constant spiral. He attempted 30, 60, 90-day programs but, similar to court-ordered structure, he could not maintain as a functional adult with full autonomy over his life despite his desire for reconciliation. Finding his way to The Other Side Academy, he knew that 2 years could be the only chance he had to break the cycle he had set himself on. Not to mention it was one of the only options available to an able-bodied, intelligent man in his mid-twenties, with no insurance, with nothing to show for his life thus far, and who had burned all of his bridges long ago. This was his last shot. 

Early on in his commitment at the Academy, he realized there was something different about this place. The normal lies wouldn’t suffice in a community that had done it all before. The idea that his inability, to be honest, was the crux of his tumultuous life rather than the drugs began to take hold. Given concise steps to build his integrity, work ethic, accountability and the ability to be a true friend nurtured his shattered self-esteem. This gave him confidence in his ability to not only survive but to thrive. He is now employed at The Other Side Academy managing the IT Department and offering assistance whenever he can.