The Great Give®2018

Fellowship Place is participating in the Community Foundation for Greater New Haven’s Great Give® 2018, starting May 1st at 8:00 AM through May 2nd at 8:00 PM. Your gift to Fellowship Place during this period will strengthen our efforts to provide adults living with a serious mental illness a full range of therapeutic support and rehabilitation services that promote independence, wellness, and a meaningful life. Your gift during this period will also qualify our agency for grant prizes. Make a donation to Fellowship Place at https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/fellowship-place

 

 

Fellowship Place Celebrates Social Work Month

Fellowship Place celebrated Social Work month today with a special ceremony recognizing the contributions that professional Social Workers make at the agency on a daily basis.  Members shared how social workers have made a difference in their lives.  There are more than 650,000 professional Social Workers employed in the United States, and Social Work is one of the fastest growing professions.  Social workers are leaders, advocates, and champions, dedicated to improving the lives of the most vulnerable and to making our communities good places to live, work, and play.

From Homeless to Housed at Fellowship Place

Robert first came to the Fellowship Inn Homeless daytime drop-in program over a year ago. At that time, he had been homeless for two years moving from shelter to shelter throughout the greater New Haven area, and was struggling with a diagnosis of severe depression. Over the past year, with the help of the dedicated staff at Fellowship Place, Robert has made significant progress in leaving his life on the streets; he is an active participant in Fellowship Place’s Social Rehab Center, and has attained supportive housing in the Fellowship Commons Supported Housing program.

Fellowship Place partners with Yale University to provide free tax filing assistance for low income individuals

A big thank you to student volunteers from Yale University visiting Fellowship Place’s campus to provide Fellowship Place clients & employees and our neighbors from the Dwight Central neighborhood FREE assistance with their 2017 income tax forms. The student volunteers are trained and certified by the IRS as part of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program, which offers free tax help to people who earn $54,000 or less, persons with disabilities and limited English speaking taxpayers.

Thank You North Haven Connex Credit Union, Coins-for-Change Program.

A big thank you to the North Haven Connex Credit Union, @Connexcu, for their generous donation to @FellowshipplaceInc through the Connex Credit Union Coins-for-Change program.

Pictured left to right: North Haven Connex Credit Union Branch Manager Melissa O’Connor, with Fellowship Place Development Director Melissa Holroyd.

Fellowship Place’s 2017 Holiday Celebration

Clients, staff, and Board members of Fellowship Place came together to celebrate the Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa holidays on Thursday, December 21. The annual holiday celebration offers togetherness and warmth for Fellowship Place clients who do not have family to celebrate with during the holiday season. Special thanks to Stop & Shop & the CT Food Bank for donating the food, and to Bombas for donating holiday gifts.