NEW WEBSITE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NOTICE
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as of April 9th, 2008
YAHARA
HOUSE
will is in the process of
Developing a BRAND NEW Web-Site .
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SEE YOU IN THE FUTURE
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Operations
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Vision
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History
A clubhouse guarantees : A place to belong | Meaningful relationships | Meaningful work | A place to return to. |
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Is a clubhouse where its members, Dane County citizens who are recovering from a psychiatric disability, come to prepare for their return to
a productive, fulfilling life in the community. It’s a place where members and staff work side by side at the jobs that make the clubhouse run --
word processing, accounting, record keeping, cleaning, maintenance, faxing and copying, preparing meals, mail handling, answering phones
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A work-ordered
day, Monday through Friday, where members and staff run departments
that specialize in preparing daily meals, reception work, public
relations, program statistics, newsletters, etc
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A Transitional
Employment Program (TEP) for local businesses to employ members
part time in entry level positions at a competitive wage. TEP gives
members who have little or no paid work experience a chance to build
a reliable work history and job references. The TEP is often a stepping
stone to other jobs for members.
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A Supported
Employment Program gives members additional opportunities to secure
independent employment.Benefits counseling and housing assistance
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Comprehensive
case management and crisis intervention services
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Comprehensive
psychiatric medication services and wellness programs
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Evening,
weekend, and holiday social and recreational events with support
from the Friends of Yahara House advisory board
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| Vision
- Yahara House assists persons with
mental illnesses to reshape their destinies by regaining the self-esteem,
confidence, and skills to transcend despair, stigma, injustice, and
isolation and to reclaim their rightful places in society as family
members, friends, neighbors and co-workers. Yahara House believes that community reintegration will not occur if people with mental illnesses are in the community, but not valued by the community. Yahara House is a place for people to begin again, belong, and heal. We welcome people for who they are, celebrate their diversity, recognize their potential, and have expectations for putting their talents to work. At Yahara House members and staff mentor, teach, and support each other so that people can restore themselves in their own way, at their own pace as they forge their own recovery. |
| History - Yahara House began in 1976 as an aftercare program designed to help persons who had lived in psychiatric institutions move back into the community. In the mid 1980s, we became the first clubhouse model in Wisconsin. In 2001, Yahara House was chosen as a national recipient of the Lilly Reintegration Awards. Today, Yahara House is dedicated to advancing cultural competence, community reintegration, and consumer recovery. Yahara House is part of a private, non profit organization, the Mental Health Center of Dane County, Inc. |
| Operations - Yahara House is open 8:30 to 4:30 - Sunday through Friday, with special functions arranged on Saturdays - and is open for EVERY holiday. Members and staff work together at everything. We make decisions about running the clubhouse, its policies, budget, staff, public relations, education, advocacy, and program evaluation. |