Fellowship Place Receives 2022 Grant Award from the Petit Family Foundation

Fellowship Place is the recipient of a 2022 grant award from the Petit Family Foundation in support of the agency’s Expressive Arts program, which inspires and promotes artistic expression as a therapeutic tool for low-income adults living with chronic mental illness. Led by our Expressive Arts Coordinator, the program offers a safe haven where clients participate in a variety of artistic forms of expression, where they may explore various techniques for problem solving, self-awareness, and stress reduction.

Pictured are Dr. William Petit Jr., President Petit Family Foundation with Melissa Holroyd, Development Director of Fellowship Place.

In-Person GED Prep Classes Resume at Fellowship Place This Fall

Fellowship Place is hosting GED prep classes from 12:30 pm – 3:30 pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays during the 21/22 school year. Classes are open to the public and are taught by a teacher from New Haven Adult Education.  Pre-registration is required.  To register, or for more information, please contact Sandi Sibilio: (203) 401-4227 Ext. 1209.

Fellowship Place the Recipient of a 2022 Pfizer Inc. Grant Award

 

 

Fellowship Place has been awarded a 2022 grant award from Pfizer Inc. in support of the agency’s Healthy Meal Program, which addresses food insecurity & nutrition for low-income adults living with serious mental illness who attend therapeutic activities on our agency’s campus. The program provides access to free healthy meals daily.

Open Throughout the Pandemic to Provide Essential Services

Expansion of Homeless Services in Response to the Pandemic

Fellowship Inn has expanded homeless services in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Thanks to new funding and a partnership with the City of New Haven, the Fellowship Inn drop-in program for the homeless is now open seven days a week. The Inn provides a safe place for the homeless to congregate during the day with access to meals, showers, laundry, lockers, and charging stations for electronic devices. Staff may also help with linkages to primary and behavioral health care, housing, employment services, and government entitlement programs.