Changing Lives Through HOPE
Our Mission and Vision for HOPE Clubhouse
HOPE Clubhouse is a community resource that fills a significant gap in the opportunities for people living with mental illness in Southwest Florida. HOPE Clubhouse offers opportunities for meaningful work, education, friendships, and access to housing in a supportive, caring, dignified and respectful community setting. Members of HOPE Clubhouse develop hope for recovery and achievement of their full human potential.
HOPE Clubhouse will be certified under the international standards of the International Center for Clubhouse Development (ICCD) and will be well known as a high quality,vital community resource whereby individuals living with mental illness become empowered to achieve independence and employment in a setting free of discrimination. Our clubhouse will bridge communities through hope, dignity, respect and opportunities.
HOPE Clubhouse is founded on the belief that recovery from mental illness is possible with the help and support of others and the community. We believe that members can overcome the effects of brain disorders to lead satisfying and productive lives. Our clubhouse gives everyone the chance to form friendships, gain respect through work, improve social skills and reduce the stigma so commonly associated with these illnesses. It is the hope and desire that our clubhouse becomes a permanent fixture in the landscape of the community where our members may continually find enhancement to their quality of life.
KNOW ME AS A PERSON, NOT BY MY MENTAL ILLNESS
WE ARE YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS
WE IMPROVE AND RECOVER
WE ARE MAJOR CONTRIBUTORS TO AMERICAN LIFE
WE DESERVE DIGNITY AND RESPECT
Membership is voluntary and without time limits
Membership is open to anyone over the age of
18 with a history of mental illness, unless that
person poses a threat to the safety of the
clubhouse community
All programs and services of HOPE Clubhouse
will be provided free of charge to its members
There are no clinical therapies or treatment
oriented programs and members participate as
they feel ready and according to their
individual interests
Members are given help accessing the best
quality services in the community including
affordable and dignified housing, mental and
general health services, and government
disability benefits
Members are seen as valuable participants and
are not defined by a disability label
HOPE Clubhouse ensures every member …
A guaranteed right to a place to come
A guarantee to meaningful work
A guarantee to relationships
A guaranteed right to a place to return
Resources
National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI Lee County
Mental Health America
International Center for Clubhouse Development
Fountain House
National Institute of Mental Health
National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia
and Depression
No Kidding, Me Too!
“Removing the Stigma from Mental Illness”
Gainesville Opportunity Center
*Coming Soon*
Friendship House Video
One in Four Video