Fellowship Place hosted social rehab programs from across Connecticut today for the annual Halloween extravaganza. There was music, dancing, a potluck lunch, face painting, and lots of great costumes. Fellowship Place is grateful for the opportunity to share good times with our peers. Party Hearty!!!!
Fellowship Place Board member, Dr. William Sherman, and Executive Director Mary Guerrera presented at the CT Psychological Association annual conference on October 25. The focus of their presentation was developing a low cost therapeutic day program for individuals living with serious mental illness. Fellowship Place also had an information table at the conference. Pictured is Charlotte Sabovic, Director of Psycho-social Rehab Services, who staffed the table and had the opportunity to network with private providers and other potential referral sources.
Fellowship Place is this year’s recipient of the Organizational Leadership Award given annually by The Consultation 
Center, a collaboration of the Yale School of Medicine Dept. of Psychiatry and the CT Mental Health Center. The award recognizes a nonprofit agency that makes outstanding contributions to the promotion of health & wellness, the prevention of mental health and substance abuse problems, and the enhancement of equity and social justice. Congratulations to the staff and Board of Directors of Fellowship Place for the vision, dedication, and hard work that has helped the agency grow to meet the ever-changing needs of individuals who suffer from serious mental illness. State Representative Toni Walker of New Haven was also honored for legislative advocacy.
The results are in!
Fellowship’s Supported Employment program scored 120 out of 125 on the Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services fidelity review conducted on May 6. Once again, the Career Office scored in the Exemplary range, which is no easy accomplishment. The comprehensive evaluation consists of interviews with administration, staff, clients, family members, collateral agencies, direct observation of employment specialists in the field, and case record review.
Congratulations to Sandi Sibilio, Director of Career Development Services and her team, on a job well done!
Construction of Fellowship Place’s new storage facility is now completed. The building replaces a dilapidated garage and will be used to store supplies, maintenance equipment, and donations. This project was the last phase of the campus renovation master plan, which began in 2007. Funding for the project was provided by the CT Office of Policy & Management’s Non-Profit Grant program, and private donors. A special thank you to our Architect Eric Epstein for his vision and support, and our remarkable and hardworking construction team from Hylwa Inc., led by Scott Torre and Bob Landry.
