Fellowship Celebrates 50th Anniversary
In 2010 Fellowship Place celebrated our 50th anniversary of providing support & rehabilitation services to adults struggling with chronic mental illness in our community. We are proud of our history, from our humble beginnings in 1960 as a pilot program for psychiatric patients discharged from state hospitals one night a week in the basement of the Jewish Community Center in New Haven, to an agency, open 365 days a year, offering a broad spectrum of programming to over 600 individuals in our community. Senator Richard Blumenthal served as Honorary Chair of the agency’s 50th Anniversary Gala on October 28, 2010 at Amarante’s in New Haven, CT. Also on hand to recognize the agency was Mayor John DeStefano.
Paul Mitchel Day of Haircuts & Makeovers
On Wednesday, March 16th, the North Haven Academy/Paul Mitchell Partner School (www.northhavenacademy.com) visited Fellowship Place’s campus in New Haven to donate their time and professional services for the day. Hairdressers from the school arrived early Wednesday morning to provide haircuts and makeovers to 25 people from Fellowship Place’s Homeless Engagement Program and Social Clubhouse. Fellowship Place’s Executive Director Mary Guerrera commended the agency and volunteers stating that “For years, the North Haven Academy/ Paul Mitchell Partner School has been coming to Fellowship Place to provide valuable services to those in the community who do not have the resources to obtain them on their own. We are grateful for their kind generosity and are proud to continue this very important relationship.”
