Fellowship Place is participating in the Great Give® 2017

gG2017_FellowshipPlaceFellowship Place is participating in the Great Give® 2017, a 36-hour online fundraising challenge to support local non-profits in the community. The event kicks off May 2nd at 8:00am and ends May 3rd at 8:00pm. For 36 hours, your donation to Fellowship Place through www.TheGreatGive.org will make us eligible for thousands of dollars in grant prizes.

Giving is made easy, just go to www.TheGreatGive.org and search for Fellowship Place.

Thanks in advance for your support!

Fellowship Place provides therapeutic support and daily substructure for over 740 people living with a serious mental illness in the Greater New Haven area.  The agency is open 365 days a year and works with some of the most vulnerable people in the community; individuals trying to overcome the many challenges presented by mental illness, substance abuse, homelessness, and poverty.   Financial support from concerned members of the general-public helps Fellowship Place create a safety net that keeps our clients off the streets, out of the hospital, and on the road to a more productive life.

Please tell your friends to mark their calendars for May 2-3 and give!

Expressive Arts Festival May 4, 2017

Website GraphicJoin us as we celebrate the value of creative expression in recovery from mental illness.

Fellowship Place is pleased to invite the general public to the agency’s second annual Expressive Arts Festival from 5:00-7:30pm on May 4 on Fellowship Place’s campus, located at 441 Elm Street in New Haven.  Supported by the City of New Haven Mayor’s Community Arts Grants Program, this free event will showcase the creative talents of the agency’s clients.  The evening will include:

  • Art exhibit and sale
  • Live performance by Fellowship Place’s seven-piece band
  • Live poetry readings by Fellowship Place’s writers group
  • Refreshments & healthy snacks presented by Fellowship Place’s Food Service Training Interns

The Expressive Arts Festival will kick off community celebrations for “May is Mental Health Awareness Month”. The expressive arts, including visual arts, writing, and music groups, are used to help program participants express their creativity, build self-confidence, and develop coping skills. We are also thrilled to partner with The South Central Connecticut Regional Mental Health Board and MINDMAP CT. The South Central Connecticut Regional Mental Health Board will host an information table on services available throughout Connecticut. MindMap CT will host an information table on the early detection and treatment of psychotic disorders. MINDMAP is a public information campaign, and collaboration between the Yale Dept. of Psychiatry, the CT Mental Health Center, and the CT Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services, aimed at improving early detection of mental illness.

Fellowship Place seeks to help adults with mental illness lead more meaningful, fulfilling and healthy lives by offering resources, education, and opportunity.  The agency provides a wide range of services, including supportive counseling and case management, supported housing, job training and career development services, social & physical recreation programs, expressive arts therapy, and skill building groups.  More than 750 people a year are served.

For more information, visit www.fellowshipplace.org or contact Melissa Holroyd, Development Director (203) 401-4227 x1211, mholroyd@fellowshipplace.org

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Fellowship Place Artists Featured at the New Haven Lawn Club

Elevated, which runs from February 28 to March 12 at the New Haven Lawn Club, 193 Whitney Ave, features the work of three artists from the ArtShip program at Fellowship Place.  The expressive arts, including visual arts, writing, and music groups, are used to help program participants express their creativity, build self-confidence, and develop coping skills.

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Inok Magliaro shares her thoughts about the stigma surrounding mental illness and how Fellowship Place helps families

Click here to read Inok’s full letter Afraid of the Elephant in the Room.

Inok’s son receives multiple services at the agency.

You can make certain community supports are available for families like Inok’s by making a charitable donation to Fellowship Place’s 2017 Annual Appeal, which runs through June 30.

Thank you to Jennifer Starr and her fellow Psychiatric Nurses at Yale New Haven Hospital

Thank you to Jennifer Starr and her fellow Psychiatric Nurses at Yale New Haven Hospital for collecting toiletries, hats, gloves, and scarves for the Fellowship Inn Homeless Daytime Drop-in Center.

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Support Fellowship Place at Blue State Coffee

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Please support Fellowship Place by voting for our agency when you purchase from Blue State Coffee, located at 276 York Street in New Haven, through June 2017. Blue State Coffee donates 2% of their sales to local non-profit organizations.

Thank you Blue State Coffee!