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.

Thanks to the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation, Fellowship Place Clients Learn Salsa!

This fall thanks to a donation by the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation, Fellowship Place has hosted a weekly salsa dance class. As the class has developed over the last several weeks, one thing that has become obvious is this class is not just about dancing. With patient and energetic coaching by Kristie Entwistle, participants are learning and practicing social skills and improving their ability to concentrate and focus. Another wonderful example of the therapeutic value of the non-traditional mental health services offered at Fellowship Place. So grateful to our partner the Jamie A. Hulley Arts Foundation for making this all happen.

Thank you Stop & Shop and the CT Food Bank, for your generous support in making Fellowship Place’s Thanksgiving celebration extra special for over 175 of our clients!