Our Mission at Hudson Valley Clubhouse

One in twenty people in the United States suffers from serious mental illness. The social and economic costs of mental illness are undeniable: unemployment, substance abuse, poverty, homelessness, incarceration, hospitalizations, and loss of lives. While crisis response services and clinical treatment are expanding in Poughkeepsie and across Dutchess County, the revolving door of relapse and rehospitalization continues to burden the mental health system.

The mission of Hudson Valley Clubhouse is to provide people with serious mental illness a supportive community to foster long-term recovery and to break the cycle of relapse. Clubhouse participants are known as Members, not patients or clients. Members join voluntarily, and each is a valued participant in the community. They engage with the Clubhouse when and as they need, finding their own place and purpose, and above all, a sense of belonging.

Together, Members and staff design and develop Clubhouse programming, creating work units focused on employment, education, and other key concerns, as well as social/recreational activities. Clubhouses partner with medical and mental health providers, and with employment, educational, and housing resources, to support members’ recovery.