Breakthrough House Clubhouse - Friends of the Clubhouse

The clubhouse in cooperation with the BREAKTHROUGH COMPEER PROGRAM is recruiting volunteers whose primary task will be to interact with clubhouse members. The volunteers will come to the clubhouse at scheduled times. He/she will then spend an hour or several hours talking with members and possibly working alongside them in the work units. So doing they will assist clubhouse members in developing and relearning good social/interaction skills. And such practice is a large part of what it means to move toward mental health. As in basketball and other sports, and in music and other arts, practice is a vital component of developing one’s skills. Practice, practice, practice….

Volunteers who participate in this program will first receive training from the staff in the COMPEER PROGRAM. Some, possibly many, will also be working one-to -one with matches/clients in that. This is a new venture in mental health and one that is being pursued in few, if any, other clubhouses.

Currently, the clubhouse has one volunteer who is working in this program. It is hoped many more will participate in the year ahead.