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!

Fellowship Place’s 2017 Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon Celebration on Nov. 21, a Festive Feast!

On Tuesday, November 21, Fellowship Place hosted a Thanksgiving celebration for over 175 clients from across all agency programs. Volunteers from the agency’s Board of Directors and Stop & Shop provided raffle prize food baskets and helped to set up, serve, and clean up after the event. The Connecticut Food Bank donated all the turkeys and contributed many of the side dishes for the feast. Entertainment was provided by in-house band, The Ships, part of the agency’s Expressive Arts program. Members of the agency’s programs shared with each other what they were thankful for this year. A wonderful time was had by all at this annual event, which builds community and hope for recovery among everyone served at the agency.