Capital Clubhouse is a Community-Based non-profit organization that serves individuals whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness by helping them achieve their goals of employment, education and connection to community.
Description
Capital Clubhouse, Inc. is a Washington, DC-based non-profit organization that offers people whose lives have been disrupted by mental illness the opportunity to demonstrate that they can and do lead productive, happy lives. Founded in 2017, we became fully operational in October 2019 in a space at NY Avenue Presbyterian Church. In March of 2020, we began to meet as a clubhouse online daily. There are some 200 Clubhouses in the U.S., over 300 around the world, and now also one in our nation’s capital. Clubhouses are member-based communities where people living with mental illness can experience respect, hope and opportunities. The clubhouse model is proving to be a great asset in the Washington, DC system of mental health care.
What Capital Clubhouse offers its members:
A working environment where the talents and abilities of members are recognized and encouraged
Opportunities to obtain paid employment in mainstream industries and businesses
Assistance in accessing educational resources and other community-support resources
Assistance in securing and sustaining safe, decent and affordable housing
Participation in consensus-based decision making for all matters related to the running of the Clubhouse
Evening/weekend/holiday social and recreational events
