Fellowship Place thanks the Dwight Central Management Team for a wonderful afternoon-great food, music, and lots of community spirit. We are proud to be a part of the Neighborhood.
A very special thank you to Renaissance Men for their memorable performance of RenMentality on May 16th on Fellowship Place’s New Haven campus. Over 100 people attended the performance, including members of the general public, parents of mental health consumers, professionals in the mental health field, Fellowship Place clients, and members of the Fellowship Place Board of Directors. The evening included a pre-performance art exhibit and sale by the agency’s clients, and was followed by a talk-back session with the performers.
Congratulations to the Fellowship Steppers for participating in the 2019 Walk Against Hunger sponsored by the CT Food Bank on Saturday, May 18. Our team, comprised of staff and participants from all agency programs, raised over $800 to support the Food Bank’s work. Team Co-Captain Alan Thayer received the Spirit Award for 10+ years of participation in the Hunger Walk. Fellowship Place receives no cost and low cost food from the CT Food Bank for the agency’s Healthy Meals program, which provides over 100 free meals daily for individuals who attend programming on the Fellowship Place campus.
On Saturday, May 11 a small group of volunteers from Fellowship Place participated in the Greater Dwight Development Corporation’s annual spring clean-up. Our clients worked side by side with our neighbors to pick up trash, sweep sidewalks, and help with plantings on Elm Street and University Place. Fellowship Place is grateful to the greater Dwight community for its support, and Saturday’s event was one way for us to say “thanks”.
On April 29 graduate students from the Yale School of Management (SOM) conducted a Career Development workshop for clients enrolled in 
Fellowship Place’s Supported Employment program. Nine volunteers from SOM met one on one with clients to help with resume writing and to practice interview skills. After the workshop, some of the volunteers stayed for dinner and karaoke with people on campus for the Evening Social program. A special shout out to SOM for sharing their expertise with us and to Arielle Sydnor, our Board Fellow, for organizing the event. Our clients learned a lot and were inspired by the students.
