05/03/2026
It's not too late to take part in Clubhouse 🏠 Giving Day! By making a gift 🎁, you help us open more Clubhouses like (SCC) in North Idaho-- the state’s first Clubhouse built on the Clubhouse Model.
Serving 65,000 people across 3,200 square miles, SCC is redefining what mental health recovery looks like in rural communities, restoring People, Place, and Purpose for adults living with mental illness.
This didn’t start as a program. It started with a gap.
For years, NAMI Far North supported families carrying the weight of mental illness, but something was missing. The very people those families cared for often had nowhere to belong.
A weekly support group wasn’t enough. People needed a community-based post-treatment solution where members could find purpose and work.
That realization sparked something bigger. The working group found Clubhouse International and completed the signature New Clubhouse Development Training program followed by a year of mentorship by an established Clubhouse. "We discovered a model that understands recovery as a community-building, work-ordered process grounded in side-by-side collaboration and real responsibility."
From training to one donation to opening doors in just nine months, Sand Creek Connections is now a thriving hub of hope for individuals and families who once felt alone.
This is what happens when a community says: we can do better.
In recognition of Clubhouse Giving Day, please support Clubhouse International so more Clubhouses like Sand Creek Connections can open and more people can find belonging, purpose, and recovery.
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