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Fellowship Place needs your support during The Great Give® 2023!

Our agency is seeking support for the Fellowship Inn Daytime Drop-in Center for the homeless.

Your donation will help us provide breakfast and lunch 7 days a week, and laundry supplies for homeless adults who come to the Inn for daytime support services. Funding of this program is a priority, especially as the agency struggles with rising costs due to inflation and supply chain issues, and a 30% increase in demand for services. Fellowship Place serves more than 200 homeless adults annually, many of whom struggle with a mental illness or a mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorder.

Donate anytime from May 3rd at 8:00 am through May 4th at 8:00 pm by visiting:

https://www.thegreatgive.org/organizations/fellowship-place

  • A $25.00 donation provides nutritious meals for over five homeless individuals in the Inn
  • A $50.00 donation buys laundry pods for the homeless to do 220 loads of laundry in the Inn
  • A $100.00 donation buys nutritious meals for over 20 homeless individuals in the Inn
  • A $250.00 donation buys 40 nutritious meals and 220 laundry pods for the homeless in the Inn

Fellowship Place to take applications for the 2023 CT Renters Rebate program

Fellowship Place will take applications for the 2023 CT Renters Rebate program April 1-Sept. 30. This program provides low-income elderly and disabled residents who paid rent in Connecticut during 2022 with a rebate ranging from $10 to $700. What a great opportunity for people on a fixed income to stretch their budgets! For more info or to schedule an appointment call (203) 401-4227 and ask to speak with a member of Fellowship’s Housing staff.

Off to Camp CONNRI!

Our group departed for Camp CONNRI today and is looking forward to enjoying the cool breezes off the lake during the heat wave this week. Thanks again to supporters of the Birgitta Johnson CAMPERSHIP Fund!

Fellowship Place Open House – Thank You Randye Kaye

Many thanks to Randye Kaye, for sharing with us her insightful personal history on how mental illness affects the entire family, not only the individual who is ill.

Fellowship Place Open House, June 15 

Featured presentation: a conversation with Randye Kaye, Voice Talent/Actress/Speaker/Author

When Mental Illness Strikes Someone You Love:
A Conversation with Randye Kaye about the Family Experience

Campus Tours, Member Art Exhibit, Refreshments
Featured Presentation

Randye Kaye harnesses the power of words in her work as a radio personality, improv and stage actor, drama teacher, humorist, podcast host, writer, motivational speaker, voice talent, and audiobook narrator. Her bestselling book, Ben Behind His Voices: One Family’s Journey from the Chaos of Schizophrenia to Hope, was nominated for a Publisher’s Weekly Award.

Her second book, Happier Made Simple: Choose Your Words. Change Your Life, reached #1 International Bestseller Status on its official Launch Day on Amazon.

On the more serious side, Randye speaks to groups of doctors, nurses, medical students, families, providers, and legislators regarding the family experience when mental illness strikes. She is a Family-to-Family teacher/trainer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and former diversity trainer with the Anti-Defamation League. She lives with her family in Connecticut.

Fellowship Place
441 Elm Street, New Haven, CT 06511 • (203) 401-4227 • https://www.fellowshipplace.org
Serving adults with mental illness by offering a full range of therapeutic support and rehabilitation services
that promote independence, wellness, and a meaningful life.

Mental Health Awareness month & Memorial Day Celebration

On May 27, Fellowship Place celebrated Mental Health Awareness month and Memorial Day with a campus barbecue. Games, music, the great outdoors, and friendship were celebrated as ways to cope with the instability and challenges our country is facing.