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Who are we?
Grand Avenue Club is an intentional community for adults who
have experienced mental illness and those who are eager to share their journey!
Grand Avenue Club's Mission is to provide people who have experienced mental illness with
all the ingredients for a satisfying life-opportunities to get ready for work,
paid employment, education, housing, as well as recreational and cultural
opportunities. Program participation are
"members," not clients or consumers. When people join the program, they are
offered immediate membership in a community that needs and values their talents,
interests, and abilities. Members and staff run the program together as
peers and partners. The work that members do at the clubhouse increases
their confidence and purposefulness and whets their appetites for paid
employment.
Partnering with quality private sector employers, Grand Avenue Club develops paid positions for members in the community via its Transitional and Independent Employment Programs. Hundreds of members have had a paid employment experience via TE--and scores have moved on to competitive employment. The clubhouse supports members who seek additional training and education as well as housing. Open 365 days a year, Grand Avenue Club sponsors a Writers' Group, an Art Workshop, a Choir, a Theatre Workshop, exciting holiday programming, a Softball team and innumerable opportunities to partake of Milwaukee's cultural resources and sports teams!
What is a Clubhouse Model Program?
Despite the recreational connotations of the word "clubhouse," Grand Avenue Club, like all "Standards-based" clubhouse, is a serious work-centered place, a set of opportunities, and a vital sensibility that transforms the lives of those who live it. Grand Avenue Club offers respect, hope and opportunity to hundreds of people. GAC is unique because members are involved in every aspect of program design and implementation. GAC is based on the International Standards for Clubhouse Programs, 35 principles that are a bill of rights for members, a code of ethics for staff, and a blueprint for program design. GAC is a Charter Member of the International Center for Clubhouse Development (ICCD) which is located in New York City. ICCD is the headquarters for similar communities throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Scandinavia and the Far East.
Contact Information
- Telephone
- 414-276-6474
- FAX
- 414-291-0218
- Postal address
- Grand Avenue Club, Inc.
- 210 E. Michigan Street
- Milwaukee, WI 53202-4901
- Electronic mail
- General Information: rzforman@yahoo.com
or gavenue@grandavenueclub.com
Webmaster: gacclerical@yahoo.com