The Goal: A Clubhouse for Elkhart County, Indiana
A community
of recovery, hope, and dignity that empowers people with mental illness
through friendship, meaningful work, and cultivation of strengths Our mission:To afford people whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness the opportunity to recover meaningful and productive lives through reintegration into the workplace and the community. The need for a Clubhouse: Persistent mental illness devastates and disrupts lives. Approximately 14,000 people in Elkhart County live with a serious mental illness. Existing mental health programs in Elkhart County are stretched financially and are unable to add the recovery-based Clubhouse model to their continuum of care. The Clubhouse will complement and collaborate with other local mental health services by offering unique services not provided elsewhere.... Read the complete Case Statement. To view Clubhouse brochure click link at the bottom of this page. We need you! Invite a Clubhouse team to speak to your club, class, group, or friends. Contact us to arrange a date. Get involved: You are warmly invited to learn more about our project and to work with us toward our goal. Subscribe to newsletter. Attend a working group meeting -- first Tuesday every month Next meeting Tuesday evening, September 7. Central Christian Church 418 W. Franklin Street, Elkhart (corner of 5th and Franklin). Light supper at 6 pm; Meeting 6:30-8. Contact Christine Guth if you are bringing a group -- otherwise just come and we will have enough food for you. Make a donation to the Clubhouse Project so you can enjoy contributing to recovery, hope and dignity for your friends and neighbors living with mental illness in Elkhart County. We are planning field trips to visit nearby Clubhouses. Contact us if you are interested in participating. Diversity: We have committed ourselves to creating a multicultural community. To that end we are actively seeking potential board members from the Latino and African American communities in Elkhart County. Contact us if you would like to learn more. More information: Clubhouse Brochure: Click on link at the bottom of this page FAQ Articles and letters about our project Minutes from working group meetings Newsletters Project beginnings and progress to date Letter of support from Oaklawn Visit A Clubhouse for Elkhart County on Facebook | Meet Jonathan....  I was diagnosed early. My illness was pursued aggressively, and even as I was ready to give up on myself and didn’t believe in or love myself, the people around me picked me up, believed in me, carried me, and loved me. That’s so incredibly rare. I got lucky and had a great community of support, and life has still been an enormous struggle for me. For people with a mental illness, living a life of wellness shouldn’t depend on luck! That’s one of the reasons we need a Clubhouse. A Clubhouse is geared around work and relationships, and the two happening together. The idea that you have something meaningful to contribute, and that you’re valued for who you are, is radical and restorative. At a Clubhouse, what you offer and contribute matters and makes a difference. You matter because you have gifts, and potential, and you deserve every opportunity to pursue dreams. And the Clubhouse wants to support you in that, in any way that we can. That’s not just the message for a few members. That’s the message for every single person who walks through the doors of that Clubhouse. Invite a Clubhouse team to speak to your club or group! Contact us to arrange a date. |
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