Thrilled to have Fellowship Place Founder Phyllis McDowell among the guests who attended the agency’s 2nd Annual Expressive Arts Festival on May 4, 2017. Read more about Phyllis’ long history and involvement and support of Fellowship Place by clicking here.
Fellowship Place has received a $10,000 grant from Newman’s Own Foundation, the independent 
foundation created by the late actor and philanthropist, Paul Newman. This grant will help fund a broad range of therapeutic support services and housing for adults living with a chronic mental illness.
Newman’s Own Foundation turns all net profits and royalties from the sale of Newman’s Own products into charitable donations. To date, Paul Newman and Newman’s Own Foundation have given over $485 million to thousands of charities around the world.
Fellowship Place is grateful to Newman’s Own Foundation for recognizing the important role the agency plays in the mental health system of care in greater New Haven.
Fellowship Place hosted its second Annual Expressive Arts Festival on May 4, on our New Haven campus. Throughout the course of the evening over 100 people attended the free event, which was supported by the
City of New Haven Mayor’s Community Arts Grants Program. Guests were treated to the creative talents of the agency’s clients, including an art exhibit and sale, live performances by Fellowship Place’s seven-piece band, live Poetry readings by Fellowship Place’s writers group, and refreshments & healthy snacks presented by Fellowship Place’s Food Service Training Interns.
Fellowship would like to thank community partners MINDMAPCT and The Regional Mental Health Board, for their support in making the evening a huge success.
On Saturday May 20, the Fellowship Place Steppers participated in the 2017 National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Walk benefiting NAMI Elm City Chapter. The walk was held at Hartford’s Bushnell Park. NAMI CT is an important resource in our state that provides critical support to Connecticut families and individuals impacted by serious mental illness. Way to go Steppers!!!
To see our team’s progress, or to make a donation of support, please visit the following link:
https://fundraise.namict.org/fellowshipplacesteppers
Fellowship Place participated in the 2017 CT Hunger Walk to benefit the CT Food Bank at Lighthouse Point on April 23. The Food Bank provides free and discounted food for the agency’s Healthy Meals Program, which offers our clients access to free nutritional meals daily, with menus that increase their intake of fruits, leafy greens, vegetables, & whole grains. The program also exposes them to a variety of educational programs to help them make healthy food choices.
Fellowship Place participated in the Family & Friends Night at CT Mental Health Center on April 6, honoring local employers who hire people with psychiatric disabilities.
Fellowship Place honored Whitsons Culinary Group for Outstanding Employer of the Year. Whitsons is a large culinary organization that provides food service to both public and private partners. They have been hiring Fellowship Place Employment Program clients since 2010 into food service positions at various food service sites, hiring a total of 10 clients. One client was promoted into a management position.
Fellowship Place also honored program participant Leslie Porter for Achieving Employment at a job a Yale New Haven Hospital as a Milieu Counselor.
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Pictured left to right:-Whitsons Food Service Director Jessica Hill, Fellowship Place Employment Specialist Tarin Evans, and Whitsons Administrative Assistant Linda Rauscher. |
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Pictured left to right: Fellowship Place Education Specialist Alexis Greenwood, Fellowship Place Program Participant Leslie Porter, Fellowship Place Program Director Sandi Sibilio, Whitsons Food Service Director Jessica Hill, Whitsons Administrative Assistant Linda Rauscher, Fellowship Place Employment Specialist Tarin Evans, and Fellowship Place Employment Specialist Juno Dina. |
