Special thanks to our partners at Yale New Haven Hospital for arranging for the Mobile Mammogram Van to visit Fellowship Place on July 23. Fifteen women had mammograms completed, and everyone at the agency learned about why early detection is important.
The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven (CFGNH) has awarded Fellowship Place a grant totaling $55,000. Awarded through the Foundation’s largest annual competitive grants process, the funds will provide general operating support over the next three years for Fellowship Place’s core programs.
“Executive Director Mary A. Guerrera expressed Fellowship Place’s deep gratitude for being selected as a 2024 award recipient by the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven. She emphasized the agency’s appreciation for the Foundation’s ongoing support and acknowledgment of Fellowship Place’s crucial role in New Haven’s mental health care system. The Responsive Grant will significantly assist the agency in covering the shortfall between government funding and the actual costs of their services, bolstering efforts to recruit and retain qualified staff.”
For sixty-four years, Fellowship Place has provided a supportive community fostering mental health for some of the poorest and most vulnerable members of the community. The agency’s campus, located in New Haven’s Dwight neighborhood, is open every day of the year, including holidays, and offers counseling, day programs, employment and education services, as well as forty-five units of permanent supported housing. More than 1000 individuals are served annually, with the majority coping with serious mental illness, poverty, homelessness, unemployment, and social isolation. Fellowship Place is committed to helping the mentally ill, their families, and the public understand and appreciate that with proper treatment and support, people with a mental illness can be successful and contribute to the vibrancy of the community.
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State Representative Pat Dillon stopped by Fellowship Place’s table at the Dwight Neighborhood Festival. We enjoyed wonderful food and awesome community spirit.
A wonderful time was enjoyed by all at Fellowship Place’s annual Memorial Day picnic held on the agency’s campus. On this holiday the agency wishes to recognize our veterans for their service.
HOPES, Fellowship Place’s group for older adults living with a mental illness, celebrated Older Americans Month with a special luncheon on May 20. The theme of the event was “The Importance of Social Connections.” Having friends and a daily routine is important to aging well and maintaining good health.
HOPES meets weekly and is funded by the Agency on Aging of South Central CT.
Fellowship Place participated in NAMIWalks on Saturday, May 18 at Bushnell Park in Hartford. This annual event raises funds for the CT Chapter of the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, which sponsors education and advocacy programs for children and adults living with a mental illness.
