Fellowship Place Partners with Leap of Faith Adaptive Skiers for Day of Water Sports on Lake Zoar

Thanks to a new partnership with Leap of Faith Adaptive Skiers, this summer members of Fellowship’s Social Rehab Center will have the opportunity to try water skiing, tubing, and boating on Lake Zoar. Leap of Faith’s mission is to build lasting confidence and fulfillment through exposure and professional training in recreational and competitive water and snow skiing for children, adults and veterans with disabilities. Thank you Leap of Faith Adaptive Skiers for hosting us for two separate day trips, each filled with new challenges and lots of fun.  This activity is part of Fellowship Place’s physical recreation program, which promotes exercise, a healthy life style, and positive self-esteem for all of our clients.

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Fellowship Place Members take a 4-day Group Trip to Camp CONNRI

Since 2013, Fellowship Place has offered our clients the opportunity to take a summer vacation to the Salvation Army’s Camp CONNRI in Ashford, CT. For many of our clients, this trip is their first vacation ever.  At camp, they enjoy fresh air and the natural beauty of a rural setting.  Most importantly, they enjoy the opportunity to try new activities like kayaking, archery, hiking, and swimming. By going outside his/her normal comfort zone, each camper builds confidence and the courage to try other new things once back at home. This is all a part of each client’s personal recovery journey.  Campers always come home refreshed and revitalized and with lots of wonderful memories to share with friends and family.  Special thanks to The Salvation Army for hosting this lost cost trip and to donors for the Birgitta Johnson Campership Fund, which underwrites the cost of the trip for some of the campers.

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Fellowship Place recognized as a Community Champ

Step imageLast Month Fellowship Place was honored as a 2016 Community Champ for collaborating with the Specialized Treatment in Early Psychosis (STEP) Clinic.

Pictured from Left to right: Dr. Jessica Pollard, Program Director, STEP Clinic; Sandi Sibilio, Director of Career Development Services, Fellowship Place; Dr. Vinod Srihari, Medical Director, STEP Clinic; and Miranda Mast, Employment Specialist, Fellowship Place.

Since 2013 Fellowship Place and the STEP Clinic have partnered on several projects including:

  • Social Cognition and Interaction Training (SCIT), a psychotherapy group for individuals with psychotic disorders.
  • Employment services provided by Fellowship Place to clients of the STEP Clinic.  The Employment Specialist assists young adults to get the skills to find and secure a job in the marketplace.  Sixteen individuals have been assisted with finding employment as: teacher’s assistant, cashier, bagger, cafeteria worker, sales associate, produce clerk, busser, barista, mental health activist, summer camp assistant director, overnight stocker, warehouse worker, editor’s assistant, dishwasher, and driver’s helper.  One individual was provided with prevocational training in Fellowship’s Food Service Training Program.
  • Education services provided by Fellowship Place to clients of the STEP Clinic.  Fellowship’s Education Specialist assists clients with services and supports necessary to be successful at college or trade/technical school.  Three clients have been assisted to attend post-secondary education: one is attending Southern Connecticut State University and two are attending Gateway Community College.
  • Art exhibit hosted by MindMap, a public information campaign of the STEP Clinic.  The MindMap art show was held during May’s mental health awareness month. Many Fellowship Place artists were featured in the show.

Fellowship Place partners with the CT Open to raise funds for programs

The CT Open and Fellowship Place are partnering to raise funds for Fellowship’s wide array of support services for people who suffer from a serious mental illness.

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Thank you to our generous donors for helping us raise funds for new uniforms for the Fellowship Place AllStar Softball Team.

Pictured right, the Fellowship Place AllStar team stands proudly in their new uniforms just prior to winning their first season game this past month.

Thank you to Inok Magliaro and the following donors for your generous support in helping to make this happen!

  • Brightwood Painting LLC
  • Mr. Zeno Chicarilli, MD., DMD
  • Ms. Sue Cohen
  • Joseph D’Ascanio, DMD
  • Ms. Anne Demchak
  • Dr. Thomas P. Duffy &  Dr. Susan Vaughan Lewis
  • Mr. James Guerrera Sapone
  • Mr. & Mrs. James Jowdy, Jr
  • Ms. Marie Jowdy
  • Dr. Mark J. Kirschner
  • Laticrete International Inc.
  • Mr. & Mrs. Gerard Magliaro
  • Mr. and Mrs. Antonio Magliaro
  • Mr. & Mrs. Andrew McLaren
  • Mr. Robert Patrignelli
  • Tony’s Home Services
  • Ms Diane Wilson
  • Woodbridge Auto Body Shop
  • Dr. & Mrs. Andrew Charles Wormser

Fellowship Place Partners with Stop & Shop and The CT Food Bank

Fellowship Place is proud to be selected as a participating nonprofit in the new Retail Partnership collaboration between Stop & Shop and the Connecticut Food Bank. As a participating nonprofit, one day a week Fellowship Place receives a free supply of frozen vegetables and meat for our agency’s Healthy Meals Initiative, which provides free, nutritionally balanced meals for adults who attend daily activities on our campus. Through this Retail Partnership, our agency is receiving an average of 250 pounds of food each week, which helps to stretch our agency’s limited food budget.

Simple access to healthy food options and nutrition information are vital to improving the overall well-being of our clients who struggle with poverty, mental illness and/or substance abuse problems. We are grateful to Stop & Shop and the Connecticut Food Bank for their generous support and for caring and sharing in our mission.

Pictured: The Chile Con Carne prepared by Fellowship Place’s kitchen, prepared with the first donation of frozen foods and meats.

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