WESTCHESTER CLUBHOUSE FOR THE ARTS
A holistic environment that supports mental health recovery by focusing on an individual’s strengths and abilities, building skills to regain independence rather than just manage symptoms.
We are not just starting a program. We are building a community.
This effort is led by members themselves, people who know firsthand that recovery does not happen in isolation. Like the original group known as We Are Not Alone, whose shared commitment gave rise to Fountain House, we are carrying forward the most essential truth of the Clubhouse model: when people are needed, valued, and connected, lives change.
What we are building in Westchester is not a service for people, but a community with people, one grounded in dignity, contribution, and belonging. It is a proven, human-centered approach that strengthens individuals, families, and the broader system.
At its core, this work is simple: creating a place where a person can say and know,
I am not alone.
About Us?
(WCH) The Westchester Clubhouse for the Arts; is an international virtual clubhouse and a Westchester based physical non profit special needs clubhouse for people with disabilities & SMI. Improving humane treatment, services, health and increasing the opportunities for our members. Were not just reducing social and economic isolation for people living with serious mental illness. We have created a loving community comprised of deeply rooted friendships and shared work experience. Within this community we create a higher level live /work environment for members and staff alike. We help prepare members for the dynamic interactions of the modern job market, yet also to be engaging, challenging and fun!
Vision
To launch a first of our kind member-driven Clubhouse in Westchester County that provides adults living with serious mental illness a space for belonging, purpose, and opportunity through Arts, Culture and the 37 Clubhouse standards. The work order day, shared work, peer support, and community participation. In the spirit of the original Fountain House WANA (we are not alone.
MISSION
Our mission is to save lives, restore dignity, combat isolation, create employees and to build a restorative, non-clinical community where members and staff work side-by-side to support one another in employment, education, housing, wellness, and social connection.
TARGET POPULATION
Adults living with serious mental illness in Westchester County, including individuals experiencing isolation, underemployment, housing instability, medical coverage instability or limited access to meaningful community life. We are also focusing on the existing 377 clubhouses world wide, inviting them to participate in our Virtual activities, and down the line our exchange programs.
Who We Are
We are an occasionally merry band of Fountain House members who built a new clubhouse, one unlike any other. We are in the process of building our brick and mortar location much like Fountain House, a mental health clubhouse. but we haveput strong emphasis on cultivating the arts and our relationship to nature.
About
The Westchester Clubhouse for the Arts is an innovative special needs clubhouse for people with disabilities and SMI. Created for the purpose of helping residents of Westchester, Fairfield and Putnam counties, especially artists and writers, recover from serious mental illness and hone and promote their artistic talents.
Get Involved
Sign up Today Show support for our clubhouse by signing up as a Virtual Member
VOLUNTEER Options
Apply for a STAFF position
What We Do
WCA utilizes the international clubhouse model to promote recovery in people with SMI, while at the same time training ordinary members, artists and writers with lived experience to flourish in the arts.
Donate
You can donate today and help save lives.
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