Summer Newsletter 2018

AUSTIN CLUBHOUSE SUMMER 2018 Find us on Facebook, Instagram, & Twitter: @austinclubhouse

Austin Clubhouse

610 E. 45th Street
Austin, TX 78705
(inside Hyde Park Christian Church,
right side entrance).

Open: Monday-Friday 9-5pm
Thursdays from 5-8pm
Daily Tours at 11:00am

For questions, please call or email
(512) 925-5877

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Community Edition

Austin Clubhouse family on the final day of our Accreditation Visit in February.
The results are in……..see page 11 to find out more!

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Table of Contents 3
4-6
Letter from our Executive Director 7
Austin Clubhouse Community 8
We are Austin Clubhouse Community by Jonathan L. 9
Austin Clubhouse Resource Fair 10
Working for Wellness Luncheon 2018 11
Colleague Training at Fountain House by Luke T. 12
Three Year Accreditation!! 13
West Austin Studio Tour/KOOP Radio 14
Poetry As a Tool for Recovery 15
Community Partner Spotlight 16
Socials 17
Poverty by Russell E. 18
Community Life at Austin Clubhouse by Shannon C.
Mission Statement, Board of Directors and Sponsors

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A Letter from Our Executive Director

Hello Friends!

Someone asked me the other day what
“community” means to me. I thought about it for a
minute, and thought about us. Community to me
is a place where people belong and share common
interests and goals. That’s us! The Clubhouse is a
place where every member is welcomed, accepted
and empowered to share the work of the
Clubhouse and to achieve his/her personal goals.
And, the great part about it is we get to do it
together, side-by-side. When I think about our Clubhouse
community, I think about what we value—a positive,
non-judgmental and safe place, hard work, the Clubhouse
Standards, caring for each other. In my opinion, there is no other
better place to be!

Thanks to all our members, colleagues, neighbors and friends for
making our Clubhouse community strong, fun, and caring. You
never know just what it might mean to someone when they need it
most.

As we celebrate our upcoming 8th Anniversary, let’s continue to
build our Clubhouse community and strive to be the best Clubhouse
community in the world.

Sincerely,

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AUSTIN CLUBHOUSE COMMUNITY

Gene R. and Mary working together! Gene Richburg and I met at Hill Country Counseling. I was a member of
the Austin Clubhouse when Gene joined also. One evening at the
Clubhouse, there was a dinner for Amplify Austin week. Gene attended
and he needed help navigating the place, as he is blind and hearing
impaired. We had a great time eating good food, popping the poppers
and cheering on the fundraising. From that point on, I wanted to
dedicate myself toward helping Gene when he need it, to navigate the
Clubhouse.

Gene is very bright, very capable of handling things on his own as much
as possible. Now Gene is happy to work in the kitchen chopping
vegetables. He’s a whiz on the computer, and in general interacting with
others.—Mary M.

The folks in our community are the number one priority for
us here at Austin Clubhouse. When we haven’t seen
someone in a while, our records let us know and we then
give that person a “Reach out Call.” We’ll try and contact
them to see how they’re doing, let them know about things
that are going on around here and invite them to stop by
whenever they feel ready. To the right, you see Sofia in the
act of reaching out! It’s always great to get a call from a
friend here at Austin Clubhouse! - Luke

It’s an interesting house made up of several
sections, such as the Kitchen and Wellness Unit.

In the dining area are lovely fresh flowers on each
table. The kitchen is a dynamic room where
people cook and clean for visitors and workers.

In the backyard a full garden houses fruits and
king-size vegetables.

I hear the birds singing when I’m in the garden and
these notes add to the palpable charm of the
Clubhouse.—Dominique B.

Dominique brightening our garden with her smile!

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AUSTIN CLUBHOUSE COMMUNITY

Hi I am a member of the Austin Clubhouse and I want to share what the

amazing Clubhouse has done for me. It has done wonders for me to begin

with. When I just entered I just felt so welcome and accepted because last

year before the Clubhouse I was so depressed and I wanted to die. I have

no family and no friends so I felt so alone, scared, and depressed. But

since coming here I have felt so happy and accepted and no more

depression. I feel like the Clubhouse is like a family that I never had and I

am forever grateful also. The other thing I would love to mention is last year I was depressed

because I was looking for employment all last year. No one wanted to hire me. I was so sad and felt

like a failure. But now all of that has changed, I am now employed through the Austin Clubhouse

Transitional Employment Program. I have been working at Goodwill and I am so happy. My self

esteem has risen to an all time high. I am forever grateful that I was given the opportunity. Thank

you Austin Clubhouse, you rock! XOXO-Anonymous

Hello. My name is Malachi and I wanted to take the time to tell you how the Austin Clubhouse has
impacted my life for the better. Before joining the Clubhouse I was withdrawn and very lonely with no
direction or purpose. I felt like a loser with no hope or inspiration to fit in. I never had a family and felt
empty inside with no way out of my emotional problems. The Clubhouse has always accepted me, even
though I have a mental illness. The Clubhouse has giving me a sense of hope for a better life and has taught
me communication and life skills to reintegrate me successfully back into society, with a sense of integrity
and worth . The Clubhouse has also taught me to be accountable and how to be a responsible and be a
more independent person with the hope of employment and financial freedom. The Clubhouse has always
given members a place to celebrate on all holidays for members that has no family or support. I have spent
time at the Clubhouse on Christmas and Thanksgiving. I actually felt at ease and peace. And felt like my life
is special and meaningful .I now feel that I can pay it forward and help other people with the same

obstacles that I went through and to let my peers know we
all are not here on earth by accident. That all of our lives are
special with meaning and purpose and that we can be a
service to the community. I want to thank the Clubhouse for
all of their support and values. I highly recommend people
with a mental illness to utilize the opportunity to join and
better themselves here at the Austin Clubhouse. I also want
to thank all the people that help fund and support the
Clubhouse. Without funding and support there would be no
Clubhouse and help here in Austin Texas. I have to say I am a
very happy and grateful member. Please help and support
the Austin Clubhouse. IT HAS SAVED MY LIFE!!! - Malachi

(Left) Malachi was the keynote speaker at our

Working for Wellness Luncheon in April!

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CLUBHOUSE COMMUNITY

Austin Clubhouse Community has helped
me very much. My favorite thing about this
community is the people here and I also like
the snack bar, I’m glued to it ha-ha! I like
everybody here in this community and I
really like to give Luke a hard time every

once in a while ha-ha-ha! - Frances U.

COMMUNITY WELLNESS
WALKS DAILY AT THE
CLUBHOUSE!

INSIDE OR OUTSIDE
JOIN US @ 1:30PM!

Tasha S. & Shubhara N. The Clubhouse community is supportive to me
and I get to do things with others in the
community and also I get to meet new faces
black, white or purple. I want to pray for the
Clubhouse also, the people who come to the
Clubhouse. I go other places too but this is my
favorite place to be and I also do other things with
my life and I go out into the community more and
I enjoy doing what I do. Also, the Clubhouse gets
me out of upset moods.—Tasha S.

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WE ARE AUSTIN CLUBHOUSE COMMUNITY by Jonathan L.

What does community mean to you? To some it means a
sense of belonging, others a place to be at home. Technically
community is defined as ‘a feeling of fellowship with others, as
a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals’. So
when I say the Austin Clubhouse is a community, I don’t mean
the organization or the building. What do I mean then?

When I first ever entered the clubhouse I was already on the
fence. But when I saw the members, saw the difference from
everywhere else I had been, well I wanted to stay. What I saw
was everyone I saw, talked to, listened to, they all wanted to
be here. That was what made me stay. It made me want to be
here.

The thing about the clubhouse is they don’t give you
meaningless stuff to do like coloring or playing cards. Instead
they give you meaningful thing to help the clubhouse run
itself. Its empowering to do and gives you purpose, a feeling of I am not broken or helpless, a feeling
common to a lot of those with mental health. Now all through this I am working with and socializing
with other like-minded individuals I felt like I wasn’t alone. They had all dealt with the same
problems I have and you have no matter the differences of disabilities.

That is it. We have like experiences that distinguish us from other people. I suffer from PTSD,
ADHD, and Bipolar type 1, other people may not suffer the same way but they understand what it
means to fight constantly with your weaknesses. We lean on each other and encourage us all to keep
going. Nothing is too heavy to shoulder when you have people to shoulder it with. The people of
Austin clubhouse are the community. We are the community.You can be too.

Clubhouse community of proud poets, actors and artists! Patrice and J-Dubz goofing’ at lunch

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AUSTIN CLUBHOUSE RESOURCE FAIR

The Austin Clubhouse Resource Fair is an event organized by members and staff in which we
have several local organizations come provide information regarding their resources to our
membership. Information regarding mental health services, employment opportunities,
housing resources, health care and much more is provided!

Some of the great organizations that were in attendance on May 23rd included Integral Care,
Capital Area Agency on Aging, Velocity Credit Union, Dress for Success Austin, Autism Society
of Texas, Central Health, Communities for Recovery, Texas RX Card, Austin Lakes Hospital,
NAMI Austin, Austin Goodwill, PLAN of Central Texas and Community Care.

Do you work for an organization in the Austin area and want to present at our next Resource
Fair?You can call our main line at 512-925-5877 or email [email protected]. Are
you an Austin Clubhouse member and have an idea of a resource or organization you want to
see at our next fair?You can come in and let us know!

The next Austin Clubhouse Resource Fair is scheduled for October 17th! So be sure to mark
your calendars and stay tuned for more information. We’ll see you there!

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WORKING FOR WELLNESS LUNCHEON 2018

Our Annual Working for Wellness Luncheon raised a whopping

$168,000!

Special thanks for all our hardworking volunteers, sponsors and donors!
We were honored to welcome over 325 guests to help us celebrate
the mission of the Clubhouse!!

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COLLEUGE TRAINING AT FOUNTAIN HOUSE by Luke T.

In May, Joanna, Jonathan and myself were all so excited to attend a training at the very first
Clubhouse of all time, Fountain House in Manhattan, NewYork. These trainings are intensive, three
week sessions where the “colleagues” who are training for their respective Clubhouses work daily in
the unit in which they are assigned. Because of the size of Fountain House, it is split into seven
units, with a new unit set to open this year. They do a lot of the same work we do here at Austin
Clubhouse and then some! For example, in every unit I saw reach out calls, cleaning, filing, data
entry and people working side-by-side. Now I know you want to hear
about the kitchen. It was HUGE and Jonathan worked hard in the
Culinary Unit making healthy lunches for about 300 people a day!

After working in our units and learning more about programs they
have that we want to add here (like housing!), we would gather for an
in-depth discussion about the various common issues of Clubhouses
around the world. We also made great friends with a new Clubhouse
in Queens called LifeLinks! Susan, Scott and Ray lived with us in the
guesthouse attached to Fountain House and we shared our learning
experience together, they’re a great group with a bright future!

Outside of Manhattan, we got to visit the Fountain House’s farm in

New Jersey where they grow organic produce and raise livestock. We

also got the opportunity to visit two other Clubhouses in NYC. We

represented Austin Clubhouse at the annual NYC Clubhouse We also visited Venture House
Coalition Park Day with a dozen Clubhouses, it just goes to show (above) in Queens and Fountain
how powerful the Clubhouse model is no matter where you are! House Bronx Clubhouse locations

Ray, Luke, Jonathan and Joanna on an NYC subway Our group at the farm, the fresh eggs were delicious!

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THREE YEAR ACCREDITATION!!

Drum roll please....... CONGRATULATIONS everyone! We’re so very happy to tell
everyone that we received our THREEYEAR ACCREDITATION from Clubhouse
International! That’s the best possible grade there is!

It was a long process that took everyone in the Clubhouse working for months to
prepare. We all helped write the Self-Study which is an in-depth questionnaire that
had us take a good look at ourselves and make sure we’re adhering to the
standards. The seal to the right shows that we are!

We also hosted two great Clubhouse International
Faculty members for three days here and they worked
alongside us and let us know how we’re doing. It was a
fantastic learning and growing experience and we
couldn’t have done it without the community’s help!

FOUNDATION COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP

Foundation Communities is a local nonprofit that provide affordable, attractive homes and free
on-site support services for thousands of families with kids, as well as veterans, seniors, and
individuals with disabilities. They offer an innovative, proven model that empowers residents
and neighbors to achieve educational success, financial stability, and healthier lifestyles. They
own and operate 23 communities all over Austin and in North Texas. (foundcom.org/about)

In addition to providing housing options to members,
Foundation Communities and Austin Clubhouse collaborate to
provide opportunities for gainful employment. In addition to
the several Supported Employment Placements, we are happy
to share the addition of two Transitional Employment
Placements in their food pantries! We’re super lucky to have a
partnership with such a great organization!

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WEST AUSTIN STUDIO TOUR

Over two weekends in May, we were lucky enough to
participate in the West Austin Studio Tour which is a
roaming art exhibition that takes place at hundreds of
locations around town. We set up the Clubhouse like a
gallery with art from all our amazing artists and invited
anyone and everyone to come and enjoy it and learn more
about Austin Clubhouse. We also held a special poetry
reading on one of the days and shared the work of all our
talented poets. We’re lucky to have so many talented folks!

91.7FM KOOP RADIO

91.7 KOOP Radio is a local independent radio station
whose mission is, “to engage, connect and enrich
the whole community, including the underserved,
through creating diverse, quality, educational music
and news programming.” All the DJs are volunteers
and they offer much more diverse programming
than more commercial frequencies. The weekly
show, Reflections on Community Outreach is
helmed by longtime friend of Austin Clubhouse, April AC live on the air waves! Thanks KOOP!
Sullivan. She recently invited us on the air to talk during
Mental Health Awareness month and it gave us a
chance to tell the whole city about who we are and
what we do. Tune in to them whenever you can, their
programming is different and truly “For the People!”

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POETRY AS A TOOL FOR RECOVERY

The world puts Poetry as a Tool for A “Word Salad” poem by a great poet
pressure on me Recovery is a wellness
This cat feels and skill building
like me at times activity, favored by
I just want to many Clubhouse
members. It provides
lie down a comfortable and
I can smile through respectful way for
individuals to access
all the pain the poems they've
I had a bad childhood been carrying inside
People gave me a lot themselves for a long time. No
prior experience is necessary.
of pain
I don’t have nobody It has been wonderful to welcome returning poets and new faces to
our Thursday morning sessions, 10am - 11:30am, in the Conference
on my side Room, from May to end of June.

No sisters Each week we focus on one topic, including Trust, Listening, Finding
No brothers Forgiveness, Overcoming Obstacles, Generating Gratitude, Riding the
Thinking about it makes Waves of Change, and Self Care. It is not necessary to attend every class
me cry a lot - come when you can, you are free to choose to write or use some other
This kitten looks sad expressive form, or observe. Facilitators are Martha Ward, member and
Tired of the world
Beverly Voss, Clubhouse
Volunteer.

but that cat is Willie and Martha, two of our resident poets The first week in July, those
smiling at me who've participated in this
He says everything current series will bring their
will be alright poems to a special lunch
He doesn’t want (with dessert) and read you a
sample of the poems they've
to give up written during the series.
Plan to be present for our
-Willie E. Poetry Celebration, July
5th at lunchtime.

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COMMUNITY PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

The Meadows Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) provides independent, nonpartisan, and trusted
policy and program guidance throughout Texas. We work to change policy at the state and regional
levels so Texans can receive the best possible mental health care. Okay to Say was launched by the
MMHPI and their partners to increase awareness that most mental illnesses are treatable and to offer
messages of hope and recovery to Texans and their families. The goal of Okay to Say is to change the
conversation and perceptions around mental illness, which ultimately can lead to:

 Growing understanding, advocacy & support for the mentally ill.

 Improving access to services for diagnosis and treatment.

 Accelerating progress in the quality and delivery of mental health

care.

Why is the discussion around mental health so important to

you?

Real change doesn’t occur until people acknowledge there is a Learn more about one of our
widespread shared interest in a solution. The first step is to create board members, Coby Chase!
as broad of a dialogue as possible and Okay to Say™ is doing that
in Texas. It wasn’t that long ago when we didn’t discuss breast
cancer. That almost seems quaint any longer. Now we feel that it isn’t an untreatable condition
and the perception has changed from silent despair to open hope. MMHPI and Okay to Say™
work tirelessly (as do others, like the Austin Clubhouse) to change the conversation.

How did you first get involved with Austin Clubhouse?

A close friend of mine has a relative who is a member. She invited me to the Austin Clubhouse’s annual luncheon four years ago
and since then the relationship grew. I am honored to be a small part of it all. The members and the professionals on staff never
cease to amaze me!

What do you think is the most pressing challenge facing the mental health field presently?

Besides acceptance generally, I see two very important challenges: 1. Early awareness and intervention. I’m not simply talking
about the person who may have a mental health issue, I’m including family, friends, and communities. The sooner steps to
wellness are taken, the higher the chances of someone living a productive and fulfilling life. Right now we often wait until the
crisis level has been reached before taking action. 2.The workforce. We don’t have the depth of professionals we need in Texas
to address the wide range of challenges. The Texas Legislature has put some incentives in place—and I am impressed with what
they have done—but those will take time.

What do you feel are the most important functions of Okay to Say?

It gives people a great place to congregate around the discussion. We have a very impressive group of celebrities explaining their
own journeys as well as many Texans telling their own stories. It is fascinating how engaged people have become with the
videos, stories, and information on the website.

What can individuals do to support Okay to Say?

Visit www.okaytosay.org and look around or add your own story! The website shows you how to become part of the movement!
Also follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Liking and reposting helps spread the message!

Where are you from and what do you do in your free time?

I was born in Phoenix, Arizona, but arrived in Houston when I was one, so I’ve never really felt I wasn’t a Texan. I graduated from
the University of Texas at Austin, worked in Washington, D.C., then moved to Dallas, and then back to Austin where I have been
for the last 24 years. In my free time I volunteer with our daughter’s volleyball and lacrosse teams at Austin High School. If any
time remains after all that, I try to take my wife Julie on a date somewhere.

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SOCIALS

COME HELP US PLAN OUR NEXT SOCIALS! SOCIALS
PLANNING MEETS THE SECOND TUESDAY OF EVERY MONTH!

Our pal Phil “The Grill Man” Manning, cooking up some
hot dogs and hamburgers for us on Memorial Day. Yum!

What better way to turn the party out than with a purple wig?!

Gary (huge Astros fan) for the second year in a Our poets came together and shared their great work during the
row, won a bet with Luke (huge Rangers fan) West Austin Studio Tour

STRIKE CITY! The ever popular Dart Bowl Saturday Social Squad! Adam, John and Jonathan at Deep Eddy pool, CANNONBALL!

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POVERTY by Russell E.

Let us address poverty. John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) tells the impoverished to just wait for the economic system’s
multiplier to hire you. However, there is an alternative to the Federal Reserve printing trickle-down money. I have a
computer model where people share their wages with information management. As public servants we can work for each
and every one of us, if each of us agrees to hire all of us. Common wisdom states that poverty is just the human condition.
But Jesus knew of a higher reality, a mathematical way, claiming anointment “to preach the gospel to the poor.” His premise
is Matthew 20:1-16. Each worker gives all of the other, say, 100 workers a one hour job for $1 apiece, then collects back all of
the money he paid, $100 (that is, 100 points), with the wage he does working for everybody. So 100 people do 100 $100 wage
services in a daily cycle. I call the model www.sharingwages.com.

Though Jesus tells us to forsake everything “for my name’s sake, [you] shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit
everlasting life,” this is not asceticism. If you have ever lived in communal lifestyle, you could realize this scientific idealist
zero-sum economy. The church of the Nazarene sect believes Jesus was raised communally. If Jesus hired workers to live out
this economy, those people may be who accompanied him in Jerusalem that Palm Sunday. This is the motive for overturning
the money tables. His reputation has endured 2000 years. The recent advent of computers makes a zero-sum economy man-
ageable. www.sharingwages.com is a technological civility for humanity.

Jesus told 100 panhandlers that he will hire them for what they were asking, an hour/day for $1, as his example of everyone
making an hundredfold $100 in wages. His example is that each worker give $1 to then take $1 from each person. Everyone
collects $1 from everybody then gives it all back to the same people who do a $100 wage service. The second example Jesus
sets is as a worker businessman, that he will pay 100 workers $1 apiece if everyone will give those $100 workers $1 apiece.
You get all your money back. For a $50 wage each of 100 workers gives $0.50 to then takes $0.50 from each $50 person. In
this case each worker businessman pays $50 workers $0.50 apiece. 100 Total People are in each cycle.

There are no limits of workers or simulating money in www.sharingwages.com. Wages are associated with services, or
occupations. Confidential information like your name, address, telephone number, social security number or e-mail address
are not used and you are only known in a Results Table of job number, worker identification number, occupation title, hourly
wage, total people and ZIP code for everybody to see as payment. The ZIP code groups global people together by locality.
You can find the occupational location yourself. You choose occupations that people would ask you to do for them.

Jesus’s mercy to the panhandlers lends opportunity to claiming occupations. An aspiring but possibly wholly inexperienced
worker is asked to go to www.onetcenter.org, then O*NET online, then Skills Search to get the Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) services that he can do. All participation is voluntary. You can quit your job for another job. People can
go to a SharingWages Mall of Franchises in their hometown ZIP code where they can organize. Read an Occupational
Outlook Handbook about your latest chosen service occupation, practice it with other participants, plan a franchise, or
search for services from the Results Table. The objective of a service search is the True Daily Double, a standard occupation
with both a simulated service wage and an employer’s actual wage. After reaching the website, step through creating an
account with one or two Save button clicks, choose an occupation then evaluate.

People are asked to make an average wage, simulating money. For the higher-than-average hourly wage, everybody carries
the surplus; for the lower-than-average wage, the more frequent the job choice. A one hour training wage for all the chosen
occupations is all that is expected. People might take all day to do all of the chosen occupations. Everybody chooses an
average $100/day for a 1 hour/day combination of all the chosen occupations. It may take more than a day for everybody to
work before working again. The 83rd in line upon choice wil1 be the Total People (100)-83=(17th) in line completed after
everybody works in return payment; “the last shall be first, and the first last,” mitigating hoarding.

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COMMUNITY LIFE AT AUSTIN CLUBHOUSE by Shannon C.

There are plenty of community oriented activities at the “The Clubhouse holds open forums

Clubhouse. I’m pushing for more. First of all, there is lunch at and has procedures which enable
12 where people eat and chat together. The food is very tasty
and healthy. Second, there is the 1:00 meeting every day of members and staff to actively

the week for the planning of the work ordered day where participate in decision making,

people sign up for various jobs and support. There are various generally by consensus, regarding
exercise and meditation groups and the wellness walk. After
lunch we work on tasks like data entry, cards, reach out calls governance, policy making, and the

etc., for a work ordered day. I’m pushing for more community future direction and development of
in the work ordered day.
the Clubhouse.” - Standard #37

There are groups like leadership training, socials planning,

and menu planning where we get together to work on

keeping the clubhouse running smoothly. There is also cooking, and cleaning together. Poetry class keeps us

writing and creating together for wellness. I’d like to see more group activities like this. For instance, art therapy.

The Thursday night social keeps us entertaining each other.

My idea for improving some things is to have some of the individual tasks working together in pairs and to create
more team work for the work ordered day. For example, two people doing data entry together, a group of people
signing birthday cards, and two people doing reach out calls. This will make things more exciting and less
isolating. Also, adding more social groups throughout the day like a book group, reading materials on subjects
relating to what the clubhouse is about. Things like success stories of peoples’ mental health getting better,
current events on health discoveries, and just small reading things like magazine articles and short stories to
exercise the mind and feel a part of something, all for wellness. The time before and after lunch could have more
group activities like the poetry group on Thursdays. More days filling up more time with groups like art therapy or
if that’s too much of a therapy setting then just plain art and crafts with someone who can lead the group. There is
too much time before and after
lunch with out anything going on.
That’s when a reading group or
art therapy would be nice. There
is plenty of time throughout the
day to hold new group activities
to make people feel a part of
something. One of the goals here
is not to be isolated and sitting in
front of a computer all day by
yourself is isolating.

The clubhouse works together as

neighbors and colleagues and so

let’s try to make that happen

before and after lunch and during

the work ordered day. In order to
make the work ordered day more Folks at the May House Meeting, which meets on the last Tuesday of each

exciting let’s get people month. Find the board in the Fellowship Hall anytime throughout the

interested together and working month to make a proposal about any changes in our Clubhouse!
together.

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Our Mission A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR
2018 FUNDERS
“Austin Clubhouse exists to provide
acceptance and empowerment, so adults Austin Community Lola Wright Foundation
living with a mental health diagnosis can
pursue personal goals and play meaningful Foundation KCL Foundation

roles as co-workers, colleagues, family Austin Public Health Okay To Say
members, neighbors, and friends.”
The Austin Cosmopolitan Shield-Ayres Foundation
Our Vision Rotary Club
St. David’s Foundation
“Our vision is of a recovery-oriented Central Cave Hendricks
Texas community in which all people living Texas Health and Human
with a serious mental illness will achieve Communications
Services Commission
their highest potential.” Donald D. Hammill

Foundation Baylor Scott & White

Foundation Communities Health
Trader Joe’s
Gordon & Virginia Hughes
Seton Healthcare
Charitable Fund

Hack Studios United Way CFC/SECC
Campaign
H-E-B Grocery Inc.
St. David’s Healthcare
Hogg Foundation for
Mental Health NAMI Austin

Keep Austin Fed Wells Fargo Bank

Austin Clubhouse Board of Directors Keep up with us on social media!
@AustinClubhouse
Meghan Weller, President
Olivia Juarez-Reid, Vice President Austin Clubhouse
P.O. Box 300568
Kevin Cole, Treasurer Austin, TX 78703
Sherry Blyth (512) 925-5877
[email protected]
Howard Brunson austinclubhouse.org
Coby Chase
Kevin Cole

Dianna Colton
Christine Kempff
Athena McClendon
Joanna Linden, ex-officio