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Where Wellness Begins

Empowering individuals and fostering communities on a transformative journey towards mental health and well-being, together.

Opiate Use Disorder

Substance Use Disorder

Mental Illness

Mental illness is the cause and
consequence of multiple issues

Click on the issues below to learn about our work

Homelessness

Social
Isolation

Economic
Segregation

Housing
Insecurity

Challenges with resource navigation

Three Core Areas of form

Everything we do falls into one of these three pillars to support recovery, purpose, and community

Peer Support Workforce Development

We do not have enough behavioral health professionals to meet the needs of our community. However, we have many resilient individuals with lived experience in recovery who are motivated to help others.

Our Peer Support workforce development efforts focus on transforming lived recovery experiences into high-impact jobs within our communities.

Direct Mental Health Supports

We were founded with a mission to help people with mental illness integrate into society by being in community with others and working on life goals, such as employment. 

Twenty years into our work, we continue to expand ways of connecting people to communities, others in recovery, and workforce and support opportunities

 

Impact Scaling and Sustainability Services

Our direct mental health services save lives, but we know we can’t fully meet the needs of our community alone. That’s why we share every lesson we’ve learned with others to help them provide similar services.

The challenges are bigger than any one agency, so we focus on empowering others to create an impact more quickly.

Purpose and a
Sense of Belonging

Universal needs we all have for,

Connection

Hope

Happiness

Our Story

In the basement of Travis Park United Methodist Church, the very first clubhouse in San Antonio was started way back in 2003. Our early years forged a path for social justice on behalf of people who had been left behind by society and a deep belief in the power of community in the healing process.

Today, the San Antonio Clubhouse is the flagship program within form communities, a nonprofit that provides a myriad of solutions to communities near and far.

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Mental Illness

Opiate Use Disorder & Substance Use Disorder

Much of our staff, and most of the leadership team, including our Board of Directors, are in recovery from Substance Use Disorder (SUD) or Opiate Use Disorder (OUD).

Here are examples of how our programs address SUD/OUD:

providing direct Peer Support to individuals looking for recovery support in the greater San Antonio region

providing direct Peer Support to individuals looking for recovery support in the Rio Grande Valley

providing direct Peer Support to individuals looking for recovery support in Grayson County

helping people in recovery from SUD/OUD become certified as Peers, helping Texas organizations recruit and hire individuals with SUD/OUD to work as Peers, and providing funding to individuals in recovery so they can get certified as Peer Specialists

Directly training individuals in recovery from OUD/SUD to become certified as Peer Specialists to help others with their recovery.

Providing a supportive community where women, many of whom are in early recovery from SUD/OUD, can build relationships, confidence, and recovery skills.

Bringing together agencies that provide Peer Support to individuals working on substance-use recovery in the greater Houston area

Helping individuals in recovery from SUD/OUD find recovery housing options in the greater San Antonio region

Mental Illness

Homelessness

Unhoused individuals experience mental illness at significantly higher rates than the general population. 

Here are some examples of how our programs are addressing homelessness:

Providing Peer Support at partner agencies that serve unhoused individuals

Providing a custom 2-day trauma-informed training to Peer Specialists so they’re better prepared to help individuals transition from being unhoused

Providing Peer Support to women that are actively unhoused

Helping individuals in early recovery find recovery housing options in the greater San Antonio region

Mental Illness

Social Isolation

Mental illness often fractures relationships and leads to isolation. Once someone is isolated, they’re also less likely to get better.

Here are some examples of how our programs address social isolation:

Providing a supportive community for adults with a history of mental illness

Providing peer services to individuals who may struggle to create connections in the community 

Providing peer services to individuals who may struggle to create connections in the community

Providing peer services to individuals who may struggle to create connections in the community

providing a supportive community run by women in recovery, for women working on their recovery

Helping to create more Clubhouse recovery programs in Texas, or working to strengthen the existing ones

Mental Illness

Economic Segregation

Individuals dealing with mental illness often face barriers to securing and maintaining competitive employment. 

Here are some examples of how our programs are addressing economic segregation:

Developing job skills as they volunteer in the Clubhouse, and transfering those skills into paid employment opportunities in the community, and helping members obtain competitive and paid employment

Providing internship opportunities for indivdiuals looking to become certified as Peer Specialists, and providing Peer Support to individuals served by the Texas Workforce Commission

Providing internship opportunities for indivdiuals looking to become certified as Peer Specialists

Creating opportunities for Clubhouse members to learn computer skills within the Clubhouse

Helping indivdiuals connect to training, scholarships, internships, and employment opportunities in the Peer Support career field

Providing both state-required training programs for indivdiuals that want to become Peer Specialists, and continuing education and mentorship to help them thrive

Mental Illness

Housing Insecurity

Housing is unaffordable and inaccessible to many people. This is a key driver for many individuals feeling mentally unwell. 

Here are some examples of how our programs address housing insecurity:

Helping members apply for housing benefits and identify housing resources in the community

Providing peer services to individuals dealing with housing insecurity, or connecting them to legal resources in the community

Providing peer services to individuals dealing with housing insecurity

Providing peer services to individuals dealing with housing insecurity

Providing peer services to women dealing with housing insecurity, or connecting them to resources in the community

Providing low-cost shared living spaces in residential houses to members of form communities programs

Providing 12-months of Peer-supported housing for individuals leaving the State Hospital without other housing options

Mental Illness

Challenges with Resource Navigation

Our local support systems may be well-intentioned, but can still be difficult to navigate. 

Here are some examples of how our programs are helping people navigate systems:

Providing access to supports and resources to navigate systems, including limited amounts of accompaniment

Supporting individuals looking for ID recovery, resource connections, or resource identification support.

Supporting individuals looking for resource connections or resource identification support.

Supporting individuals looking for resource connections or resource identification support.

Providing guidance and support as individuals seek to become certified, including understanding how to get the necessary documentation for their applications

Connecting women to trusted community partners that can directly provide the resources needed by our program participants.

Listing vetted community resources directly on our website, and connecting our partners’ clients to resources

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