Media Advisory: Community Clubhouses Celebrate Remaining Open and Thank City Council

Several people rally in front of NYC City Hall with signs about the importance of community clubhouses
Photo from a community clubhouse rally in front of City Hall in January 2024

Members and staff of five mental health clubhouses will gather to celebrate staying open and thank City Council for the funding that made it possible. 
 

CONTACT: Trish Anderton, Senior Director of Public Relations, Goddard Riverside 
tanderton@goddard.org | 929-249-1449 
 
DATE: Wednesday, October 16, 2024 
 
TIME: 11 AM-2 PM  
*Program begins at noon* 
 
PLACE: Goddard Riverside Bernie Wohl Center 
647 Columbus Ave (between 91st and 92nd), New York NY 10025 
 
WHO: City Council Members (TBA)
Staff and members of: 

Goddard Riverside TOP Clubhouse (Upper West Side, Manhattan) 
Job Connection Center Clubhouse (Brooklyn) 
Rainbow Club (Upper Manhattan) 
Chelton Loft (East Harlem, Manhattan) 
Lifelinks (Elmhurst, Queens) 
 
WHY: Mental health clubhouses are a vital resource for people with severe mental illness, helping their members live independently through building community and gaining skills, education, jobs and housing.