Fellowship Place Food Services Training Program Graduation

On April 23rd Fellowship Place celebrated the graduation of Jonathan from the agency’s Food Services Training program. Jonathan completed the 6-month training program with flying colors; he had excellent attendance and punctuality and was open to constructive feedback as he learned about food safety and sanitation, meal preparation and serving, stocking inventory, and how to run a commercial dishwasher. Jonathan recently passed the Servsafe exam, a National Restaurant Association credential that documents competency in food services. He will now begin a job search in the Food Service industry with the help of his Employment Specialist.

Thank You Yale New Haven Hospital Mobile Mammography Van

A big thank you to Yale New Haven Hospital’s Mobile Mammography Van for visiting Fellowship Place on Wednesday April 23 and providing free mammograms for our female clients.

 

Article: Smoking Cessation Programs For People With Mental Illness Are Hard To Find, Featuring Fellowship Place’s Katelyn Trauger 

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Betty Williams says giving up crack cocaine was easier than her ongoing struggle to quit cigarettes. “A cigarette is a friend” said Williams, who lives with schizophrenia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. People with mental illness account for 44% of the cigarette purchases in the United States, and they are less likely to quit.

Pictured: Fellowship Place’s Katelyn Trauger
Colleen Shaddox Photo.

Winners of Fellowship Place’s 2019 Campership Contest Announced

Winners of Fellowship Place’s 2019 Campership Contest were announced at Community meeting on April 9. A total of six awards were given, two for Best Art, three for Best Writing, and one for Best Overall Entry. Winners will receive a free summer vacation to Camp CONNRI, an adult vacation and retreat center in Ashford, CT. Funding is made possible by the Birgitta Johnson Campership Fund for Fellowship Place. Fellowship Place has sponsored the annual trip to CONNRI for the last five years, giving agency clients an opportunity to leave behind urban life and enjoy outdoor activities like swimming, boating, and nature walks.

Pictured: Fellowship Place Board President Anne Demchak with the winners at the award ceremony. From left to right, Don, Zane, Anne (in orange sweater), Cheryl, Betty, Ken, and Desiree.

Fellowship Place Hosts Free Tax Preparation Clinic with Yale University

For the third consecutive year, volunteers from Yale University have partnered with Fellowship Place to provide a free tax preparation service for agency clients and members of the Dwight neighborhood. The volunteers are part of VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance), a program sponsored by the IRS to help low income people file their taxes. This service is especially helpful for people new to the workforce and who have never been responsible for filing taxes before. The Yale students held the first of two tax preparation clinics on Feb. 15. The second clinic will be on March 2. A very special thank you to student leaders Jasmine Liu and Paul Banegura for organizing the clinics.

Fellowship Place Celebrates National Wear Red Day

Fellowship Place joined the American Heart Association’s Wear Red Campaign on February 1 to raise awareness about women’s heart health. Special activities were held in the Social Rehab Center to raise awareness about heart health and the important role of exercise and good eating habits.