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In This Issue:

Shout Outs 1

Vail House 1

Employment News 2

Milwaukee Visit 3

Fresh Produce Available 3

Employment Activities 3

What is Wellness, Anyway? 3

Camping 4

Super Supper Chefs 4

Monday Breakfast Prices 4

July Birthdays 4

Driving Tips 5

Health Suggestion 5

Schizoaffective Disorder 5

Pride Celebrations 6

Garage Sale Reports 6

Fishing Success 6

Calendar 7

Clubhouse Standards for Self-

Assessment 8

Visionary Journal

Vail Place | Minneapolis MN | US

July 2016 Volume 1 Issue 4

Clubhouse Guarantees

A guaranteed right to

a place to come.

A guaranteed right to

meaningful work.

A guaranteed right to

meaningful relation-

ships.

A guaranteed right to

a place to return.

Introducing Vail House!

Vail Place is thrilled to announce that it has acquired Cabrini Transi-tional House, a 23-bed group resi-dential housing (GRH) facility locat-ed at 1025 Sixth St Southeast in Minneapolis. The acquisition of the facility represents the next step for-ward in expanding Vail’s housing services, helping fill the growing need for supportive housing in our community. The facility will be renamed Vail House but will continue to serve homeless adults with mental illness and chemical dependency needs. Vail Place and PPL, the most recent operator of the Cabrini Transitional House, have partnered for many years prior to this acquisi-tion. When PPL began the search for an organization to assume oper-ation of the facility, it was soon ap-parent that Vail Place was the right choice The program has provided housing designed to help adults manage mental health, maintain sobriety, and break the cycle of homelessness since 1985. Up to 23 residents can be served in the communal, transitional housing. Staff work with private landlords throughout Hennepin County to lo-cate permanent housing for partici-pants.

Have you got good new? Shout

it out!

Dana B. - I stopped wearing neck collar Rochelle B.– Did labeling (the newsletter) and helping other people Erna J-V.—1. Prepared spanakopita, a Greek dish, with little supervision of C.J.; 2. Weeded in the straw bale yard Pam E. - On April 7, 2016 Leroy S. proposed to me at the ban-quet and I was very surprised as was the people at the ban-quet. I of course said yes. Mish M. - Married for 18 years Richard W. - Public speaking Sally B. - I got housing and a job and new friends and caught the biggest fish.

Thomas C. - Vail beats Apollo 18 - 16 (in softball) Jan M.—I am changing to a part-time position at Vail Place in order to have more time to help my husband grow his busi-ness. It’s an exciting new chap-ter for me!

Let Us Give You A

SHOUT OUT

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Thank you to everyone at the

Grand Avenue Clubhouse in Mil-

waukee for taking the time to meet

with our Vail Place Group this past

June. Two staff members and four

Vail Place members spent a few

days in Milwaukee to learn about all

things related to Clubhouse Mem-

ber Employment, and how the

Grand Avenue Clubhouse has

found success in supporting their

members.

We spent some time visiting their

Transitional Employment sites, as

well as talking to staff members and

many helpful and friendly Grand

Avenue members about the day-to-

day happenings at their Clubhouse.

We found many similarities and al-

so noticed some new perspectives

and ideas to bring back to Vail

Place. We plan to be meeting soon

with our Vail Place members to

share the details and begin to dis-

cuss some new ideas.

One area that Grand Avenue has

been particularly successful at is

their Transitional Employment pro-

gram. We enjoyed visiting the

Group TE at the First Baptist

Church, near Marquette University.

See the photo on page 3.

We also checked out a TE site at

the Milwaukee law firm of Foley &

Lardner. They are located in the

tallest building in Milwaukee located

on the shore of Lake Michigan. The

view was amazing! There’s a photo

of the site visit on page 3.

Thanks again to the members and

staff at the Grand Avenue Club-

house for your time and willingness

to share ideas.

Employer of the Month:

Light House

Community

Support

Program

E M P L O Y M E N T N E W S

Employment Dinner – We are planning a combined dinner/picnic with the Hopkins Clubhouse on July 21.

Employee of the Month:

Tonda D

Tonda is a peer support specialist

at the Light House. Tonda built up

her success by volunteering at Vail

Place and working at TEs. Tonda

went back to school and studied to

be a Chemical Dependency coun-

selor. She also took the course

work to become a peer support

specialist.

Congratulations!

Transitional Employment in Minneapolis

Sea Salt— Curlee J

Sea Salt—

Mike S

Sea Salt— Neal A

Sea Salt—

Toree F

Crosstown Covenant— Randall T

Coastal Seafood—

David F

Coastal Seafood— Bill D

Kowalski’s (Hennepin

Avenue)— Hana L

Supported Employment

in Minneapolis

Kowalski’s (Chicago

Avenue)— Burton C

Sea Salt—

Vince M

Job Club is

every Thursday

at 1:30 PM

in the 2nd-floor

conference room

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What is Wellness, Anyway? It seems like everywhere you go these days, there are signs promot-ing “wellness”. But what exactly is wellness? If we’re going to practice wellness, we first need to under-stand the concept. Here is the defi-nition I like best: Wellness - the process by which we learn to take better care of ourselves If you are like me, you are probably thinking something like, “I would love to take better care of myself, but where can I begin?” My opinion? It has to start within a desire within ourselves. We need to want to be well. This includes:

Viewing ourselves as more than a label, but as a total person.

Being kind to ourselves. Even when we make mistakes.

Building healthy habits

Exercise. Your body wants and needs to move.

Nutrition. You get out of your body what you put into your body.

Social connections. More com-munity = better health.

Slowing down. Take the time to be still and allow yourself to relax.

Over the coming months, I hope to add discussions and activities to the calendar which will allow us all to practice these healthy habits. Wellness is all about simple actions that lead to better health and more happiness. I am excited to support all member of the Vail Place com-munity on their journey.

Wednesdays in July – Nutrition Wisdom with Josh S.

at 11:30am Learn how to give your body more of what it needs + FREE snacks!

Two-minute wellness practice for July:

At the end of the day, spend only 2 minutes writing about one meaning-ful thing you did that day. You could write about brushing your teeth or going for a short walk… it could be

anything! Write as many details about the experience as you can. You are training your brain to see value in the things you do – which

leads to more happiness and health!

Doing one positive thing, no matter how small, leads to us feeling better about ourselves. Josh S

Exciting Employment

Changes This Month!

Beginning Tuesday afternoons in

July, the Business Department will

be focusing on employment-related

work-ordered-day tasks, as well as

providing walk-in employment as-

sistance for members throughout

the afternoon. If you need assis-

tance with resume writing, applying

for a job or if you would like to help

out on employment related work

tasks to help support our members

seeking employment, the Business

Department will be the place to

come on Tuesday afternoons.

Some of the tasks we will be work-

ing on include:

* Updating the Employment Bulletin

Board, Post-It, newsletter, and web-

site.

*Interviewing and writing member

stories around Employment to use

in various publications.

*Holding Transitional Employment

site management meetings once a

month

*TE Development time focused on

creating new partnerships within the

community.

Please join us Tuesday afternoons

in the Business Department, all are

welcome. Natalie C and Chad C

From top: The Grand Ave. Club-

house entrance; TE site at a

church; TE site at a bank.

Free Fresh Produce for You!

Free fresh produce will be available for anyone at the NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center in north Minneap-olis on alternate Friday mornings. There are no income requirements or residency requirements—anybody can shop.

A recent shopper said, “It’s great—they give you a large bag and you pick whatever you want. The quality was excellent, and there was a lot of variety.” The dates are July 1, 15, and 29; August 5 and 19; Sept 2, 16, and 30. Vail Place will be going on Friday, July 15. Please meet at 8:30 a.m. to go. We need at least two people in order to make the trip. NorthPoint Health & Well-ness Center is located at 1313 Penn Ave. North. Their telephone num-ber is 612-543-2500.

Margaret H

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July Birthdays

Dylan B 7/1

Agnes C 7/1

Lisa J 7/1

Janine B 7/3

Fernando T 7/4

Jane D 7/6

Craig A 7/7

Mary-Hannah J

7/8

Jennifer M 7/8

Vincent D 7/10

Ronald G 7/10

Madison S 7/13

Kevin F 7/13

Zara G 7/14

DeLane K 7/14

Kathie S 7/14

Darius B 7/15

Priscilla M 7/15

Dana B 7/17

Benjamin V 7/18

Sharlene , G 7/22

James J 7/22

James R 7/23

Geoffrey D 7/24

Steve H 7/26

Jennifer S 7/26

Jessie G 7/29

Thomas D 7/30

Margaret N 7/30

Sean D 7/31

Calling all Super

Supper Chefs

If anyone is interested in

cooking a Tuesday or Thurs-

day evening meal for the

Clubhouse, you can sign up

in the kitchen. Also, if you

have any special recipes to

share, that would be great!

If you have any questions or

want to discuss a meal you

have in mind, please contact

me.

Kit G

Vail Place kicked off its 2016 camping season with a 2-night 3-day trip to Inter-

state Park in Wisconsin. Pictured are happy campers Travis M, Tim S, Martha B,

Josh S, Zara G, and Teal G. See CJ M for more information on future camping ven-

tures (Photo: Josh S)

Breakfast on Mondays

It has been a great to see so

many folks on Mondays over

breakfast. The bacon smells

good, stories are being shared

from the weekend and then off

we go the departments for our

meetings and work. Starting in

August our prices will have a

small increase for the bacon/

sausage with the price raising

from .25 to .50. The other food

prices will remain the same with

the grand total for everything on

the menu will be $1.25.

Carrie F & Mike O

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Driving Tips

Since I’m always interested in dis-counts, in June I attended a 55+ Driver Improvement Program of-fered by the Minnesota Highway Safety Research Center. (www.mnsafetycenter.org.) What you get for the time you invest in the class is a discount on your driv-ers’ insurance of at least 10 per-cent! This discount is good for three years, and can be continued by taking a refresher course every three years. The initial class is 8 hours in the classroom (for $26), and the refresher course is 4 hours (for $22). The instructor gave these helpful tips:

To judge whether you are fol-lowing the car in front of you too closely, pick an object in front of that car. When that car’s rear bumper passes that fixed ob-ject, count “One Mississippi, Two Mississippi, Three Missis-sippi.” If you are a safe dis-tance from the car in front of you, your front bumper will be passing the fixed object after “Three Mississippi.” If you are at one or two, you are too close to the car. Lengthen the dis-tance. This method of calcu-lation works whether you are driving 25 mph or 75 mph and is easier than the old rule of “one car length for every 10 mph speed.”

The two main reasons for crashes are failure to yield (blowing through stop signs or stoplights, or turning in front of a car that has the right of way) and distracted driving. The saf-est thing you can do is adjust your radio or music before you begin moving, and turn off your cell phone and put it away until you’ve gotten it to your destina-tion. Your job when you’re driv-ing is to pay attention to every-thing that’s going on while you’re operating your vehicle.

Zipper merges are now the pre-ferred way to get through nar-rowed roadways. All cars should drive in their lanes until

they reach the obstruction and then take turns, one after an-other, merging into the single lane. Traffic moves much more smoothly this way and minimiz-es roadway creep. So no, the person zooming past you is doing the RIGHT THING, no being a smart aleck who’s un-fairly trying to get ahead of you! The instructor said that the lane that is closed is no longer being specified so that people won’t all merge into a single lane too early.

Bicyclists’ rights to use roads are equal to that of drivers. That’s the law. Be sure to give a bicyclist as much room as possible when passing him/her—at least three feet!

If a pedestrian is obviously pre-paring to cross a street, drivers must stop and let him/her cross.

Happy trails to all you drivers out there!

Jan M

Schizoaffective Disorder:

Just the facts

The Possible Lived Experience Hallucinations | Delusions | Mood Disorder | Suicidal Ideation Symptoms Can range from mild to severe If Left Untreated One may experience difficulty so-cially and occupationally Most Common Women between ages 16 and 30 How Common One in every 200 people (0.5%) The Ray Of Hope With various types of treatment, including medication, psychothera-py, and community support pro-grams, many people experiencing Schizoaffective Disorder can have fulfilling lives. Char C

Health Suggestion: Limit Your Caffeine Intake

Limit caffeine, because it can be a problem for you. It dehydrates you and can affect your blood pressure. The Mayo Clinic states that consuming more than 500-600 mg of caffeine a day may lead to insomnia, nervousness, restlessness, irritabil-ity, an upset stomach, a fast heartbeat and even muscle tremors. You can drink non-caffeinate beverages by checking each can be-fore you buy for that message; our snack bar has many varieties to choose from. Also, you can drink decaf coffee if you like coffee. If you like a little caffeine and are feeling tired you can go ½ and ½ regular and decaf in your cup if you are needing a pick up. Remember, we all are suppose drink eight cups of water a day. You will need to drink more if you have been drinking caffeine or alcohol since they both will dehydrate you. And if you are sweating a lot this summer you will need to drink even more wa-ter. All this talk about water has made me thirsty so I just filled up a cup. Join me on this quest to quench the thirst.

Mike O. and Josh S.

Happy

Independence Day!

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Minneapolis Vail as usual recognized its

GLBTQ members with a Pride Celebration

that featured a rainbow of fruit and some

flowers (at left, Richie s and Tom T prepared

the goods); and Vail Place had its first ever

information booth at the Pride Festival at

Loring Park (right and below left) We handed

out free multicolored bracelets to attendees

along with information about Vail Place ser-

vices

The 2016 Garage Sale was a large-scale success. Even though Thursday morning started out with a

downpour (middle right), we hung in there and sold our mountains of STUFF! We also sold breads,

sweet treats, and popcorn (above). Our profit was $1,875 .

Fishing with Chad and Daithi continues to grow in pop-

ularity. New membersKaitlyn G (left) had success on

her very first outing, while Sally B (right) caught the

biggest fish of the day!

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July 2016 Minneapolis Vail Place Program Calendar VAIL PLACE: 1412 W 36th St., Minneapolis, MN 55408 Phone: 612-824-8061 Fax: 612-824-9474 www.vailplace.org

HOURS: Mondays & Fridays 8 – 4:30; Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays 8 – 7:30; Alternate Saturdays 11 - 2

DAILY & WEEKLY MEETINGS MONDAY

9:30 Work Center Mtg. 10:00 TOUR 11:00 Meditation 12:30 Walking Club 1:00 Work Center Mtg. 1:30-3 Service Ctr. 2-4 Drop-in Housing Assist.

TUESDAY

9:30 Work Center Mtg. 11:00 Meditation 12:30 Walking Club 1:00 Work Center Mtg 1:30-3 Service Ctr.

WEDNESDAY

9:30 Work Center Mtg. 10:00 Grocery shopping 11:00 Meditation 11:30 Nutrition Wisdom 12:30 Walking Club 1:00 Decision Making Mtg. 1:30-3 Service Center 5:30 NAMI Meeting

THURSDAY

9:30 Work Center Mtg. 11:00 Meditation 12:30 Walking Club 1:30 Job Club 1:00 Work Center Mtg. 2:30-4:30 Employment Assistance (Sign Up) 3:00 TOUR

FRIDAY

8:30 C.H. Planning Mtg. (Every Other Week ) 9:30 Work Center Mtg. 11:00 Meditation 12:30 Walking Club 1:00 MI/CD Mtg. 1:00 Work Center Mtg. 1:30-3 Service Ctr.

SATURDAY

SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL AND Work day EVENTS

SUN. MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

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10:00 Horticulture 11:00 Snack Bar Mtg. 3:30 Healthy Breathing Wksp. By Josh

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Mpls. Vail Closed Hopkins Vail Open 11-2

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Independence

Day

Vail Place Open 10-2

American Fusion Lunch

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12:15 Brown Bag Business Dept. Mtg. 3:30 David F’s Legal Matter (m.e.) 6:00 Price is Right 6:30 Softball Game

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12:30 Stop Smoking 2:00 Kitchen Menu Planning Mtg. 3:30 Richardson Nature Center 6:00 Homemade Ice Cream Making

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1:30 C.I. Self Study 3:30 Expressing with Breath w/ Andrew (m.e.) 6:00 Wood Working & Unfinished Project 6:30 Guthrie Theater “South Pacific”

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10:00 Horticulture 2:00 Job Interview Prep Garage Sale 3:30 David B B’s Philosopher’s Stone (m.e.)

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Tour de Vail

-ride to Tour de Vail

at 7:30 & 8:30am Mpls. Vail Open At 12:00pm-3:00pm 12:30 Reiki

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10:00 C.I. Self Study 3:30 Café of the Month

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3:30 Dialogue Play Writing Wksp. w/ Jan 3:30 Batting Cage 6:00 Dart Tournament 7:30 Softball Game

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12:30 Stop Smoking 2:00 Zumba Dancing Exercise: Keep Moving 3:30 Alternative Herbal Tips by April B. (m.e.) 6:00 Trivia BINGO

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1:30 C.I. Self Study 3:30 Speak French : Bastille Day Celebration At Rose Garden by Jonathan & Erna (m.e.) 6:00 Vail Drum Circle

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8:30 Free Fresh Produce Pick Up 10:00 Horticulture 3:30 Go Fishing & Swimming w/Chad & CJ at Cedar Lake

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10:00 C.I. Self Study 2:00 Health Support “Hearing Voices” By Char (m.e.) 3:30 Ethnic Food E.O. At Broders

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2:00 Crime Prevention Wksp. by 5th Precinct 3:30 Alex’s Medical Talk “C.N.S. Infection” (m.e.) 6:00 Art Nouveau (m.e.) 6:00 Healing Touch 7:30 Softball Game

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11:00 Paramedic Visit 12:30 Stop Smoking 2:00 Talk to Board Members (m.e.) 3:30 Mindful Bowling 6:00 Zen Tangle (m.e.)

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2:00 “Chronic Fatigue “ By Wynn P. (m.e.) 3:30 Tennis 101 5:00 Employment Celebration Dinner 6:00 Vail Music Jam

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10:00 Horticulture 3:30 Tyler K’s Outdoor Basketball

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Mpls. Vail Open 11-2 10:00 Afton State Park : Swimming & Hiking (Lunch Included)

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10:00 C.I. Self Study 2:00 Talk to Vicky 3:30 Spirituality Circle

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2:00 C.H. Philosophy 3:30 Dialogue Play Writing Wksp. w/ Jan 3:30 MINI GOLF 5:30 Softball Game 6:00 Leatherwork. “Belt Making”

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112:30 Stop Smoking 2:00 Nurse Julie’s “ Metabolic Syndrome” 3:30 Leroy’s July B Day & Karaoke Party 6:00 Open Fire Pit & S’mores

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10:00 Square Lake Gathering Part 1 3:30 Living with M.I. “Schizo-Affective Disorder” w/ Char (m.e.) 5:30 Swing Dance 6:00 Vail Poet Society

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10:00 Horticulture 2:00 Wellness Hike At Minnehaha Fall w/ Josh 3:30 Gentle YOGA w/ Natalie

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WORK-ORDERED DAY 20. Members have the opportunity to participate in all the work of the Clubhouse, including administration, research, enrollment and orientation, reach out, hiring, training and evaluation of staff, public relations, advocacy and evaluation of Clubhouse effectiveness.

EMPLOYMENT 21. The Clubhouse enables its members to return to paid work through Transitional Employment, Supported Employment and Independent Employ-ment; therefore, the Clubhouse does not provide employment to members through in-house businesses, segregated Clubhouse enterprises or shel-tered workshops. Transitional Employment 22. The Clubhouse offers its own Transitional Employment program, which provides as a right of membership opportunities for members to work on job placements in the labor market. As a defining characteristic of a Clubhouse Transitional Employment program, the Clubhouse guarantees coverage on all placements during member absences. In addition the Transitional Employment program meets the following basic criteria. a. The desire to work is the single most important factor determining placement opportunity. b. Placement opportunities will continue to be available regardless of the level of success in previous placements. c. Members work at the employer’s place of business. d. Members are paid the prevailing wage rate, but at least minimum wage, directly by the employer. e. Transitional Employment placements are drawn from a wide variety of job opportunities. f. Transitional Employment placements are part-time and time-limited, generally 15 to 20 hours per week and from six to nine months in duration. g. Selection and training of members on Transitional Employment is the responsibility of the Clubhouse, not the employer. h. Clubhouse members and staff prepare reports on TE placements for all appropriate agencies dealing with members’ benefits. i. Transitional Employment placements are managed by Clubhouse staff and members and not by TE specialists. j. There are no TE placements within the Clubhouse. Transitional Employment placements at an auspice agency must be off site from the Clubhouse and meet all of the above criteria. Supported and Independent Employment 23. The Clubhouse offers its own Supported and Independent Employment programs to assist members to secure, sustain and subsequently, to better their employment. As a defining characteristic of Clubhouse Supported Employment, the Clubhouse maintains a relationship with the working member and the employer. Members and staff in partnership determine the type, frequency and location of desired supports. 24. Members who are working independently continue to have available all Clubhouse supports and opportunities including advocacy for entitlements, and assistance with housing, clinical, legal, financial and personal issues, as well as participation in evening and weekend programs.

EDUCATION 25. The Clubhouse assists members to reach their vocational and educational goals by helping them take advantage of adult education opportunities in the community. When the Clubhouse also provides an in-house educational program, it significantly utilizes the teaching and tutoring skills of members.

FUNCTIONS OF THE HOUSE 26. The Clubhouse is located in an area where access to local transportation can be assured, both in terms of getting to and from the program and accessing TE opportunities. The Clubhouse provides or arranges for effective alternatives whenever access to public transportation is limited. 27. Community support services are provided by members and staff of the Clubhouse. Community support activities are centered in the work unit struc-ture of the Clubhouse. They include helping with entitlements, housing and advocacy, promoting healthy lifestyles, as well as assistance in finding qual-ity medical, psychological, pharmacological and substance abuse services in the community. 28. The Clubhouse is committed to securing a range of choices of safe, decent and affordable housing including independent living opportunities for all members. The Clubhouse has access to opportunities that meet these criteria, or if unavailable, the Clubhouse develops its own housing program. Clubhouse housing programs meet the following basic criteria. a.Members and staff manage the program together. b. Members who live there do so by choice. c. Members choose the location of their housing and their roommates. d. Policies and procedures are developed in a manner consistent with the rest of the Clubhouse culture. e. The level of support increases or decreases in response to the changing needs of the member. f. Members and staff actively reach out to help members keep their housing, especially during periods of hospitalization. 29. The Clubhouse conducts an objective evaluation of its effectiveness on a regular basis. 30. The Clubhouse director, members, staff and other appropriate persons participate in a comprehensive two or three week training program in the Clubhouse Model at a certified training base. 31. The Clubhouse has recreational and social programs during evenings and on weekends. Holidays are celebrated on the actual day they are ob-served.

FUNDING, GOVERNANCE AND ADMINISTRATION 32. The Clubhouse has an independent board of directors, or if it is affiliated with a sponsoring agency, has a separate advisory board comprised of individuals uniquely positioned to provide financial, legal, legislative, employment development, consumer and community support and advocacy for the Clubhouse. 33. The Clubhouse develops and maintains its own budget, approved by the board or advisory board prior to the beginning of the fiscal year and moni-tored routinely during the fiscal year. 34. Staff salaries are competitive with comparable positions in the mental health field. 35. The Clubhouse has the support of appropriate mental health authorities and all necessary licenses and accreditations. The Clubhouse collaborates with people and organizations that can increase its effectiveness in the broader community. 36. The Clubhouse holds open forums and has procedures which enable members and staff to actively participate in decision making, generally by consensus, regarding governance, policy making, and the future direction and development of the Clubhouse.

UPCOMING STANDARDS TO BE DISCUSSED DURING JULY FOR OUR ACCREDITATION SELF-ASSESSMENT