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01/15/2026

Around the World of Clubhouse: This Month We're in Michigan, USA

Membership Without Barriers. Recovery Without Limits.

We are excited to share highlights from recent Clubhouse work across Michigan, showing the positive impact of staying true to Clubhouse International Standards and the benefits of the Clubhouse Innovative Prevention (CIP).

- More members are participating regardless of insurance or financial challenges
- Clubhouses are strengthening the Clubhouse Model while expanding access
- Communities are seeing greater connection and pathways to work and education

Pictured here is Rihanna at The Gathering Place Clubhouse. With support from CIP funds, she completed her ServSafe training and is now actively working in the Culinary Unit. This quarter, hundreds of members across Michigan benefited from open, welcoming Clubhouses focused on people and recovery.

When access is open, everyone benefits.

Clubhouse Michigan

01/14/2026

“Clubhouses saved my life.”

Robert Wild, a member of Star Light Center, has been part of the Clubhouse community for 20 years. When he first joined, he was recovering from years of mental health challenges and deep isolation. Through the Clubhouse, Robert found connection, purpose, and the support he needed to rebuild his life.

Today, Robert is a trained Clubhouse International Faculty member who travels to accredit Clubhouses, serves on multiple mental health boards in Western Massachusetts, and shares his recovery story to inspire others. From getting help with resumes to gaining the confidence to speak in front of large audiences, Robert continues to grow, proving that with the right community, people can reclaim their future.

01/13/2026

Join us in welcoming Patrick Manasse as the new Board Chair of Clubhouse International!

Patrick brings a combination of global perspective, legal expertise, and technology leadership to our organization. As Chief Compliance Officer and Co-Founder of MonetaGo, he leads efforts to prevent fraud across financial networks worldwide, helping create safer, more trustworthy systems.

With a career spanning law, film, technology, and international business and experiences living across the globe, Patrick now calls Monaco his home. We’re grateful to have his vision and leadership guiding Clubhouse International as we continue to expand our impact and strengthen our global community.

https://clubhouse-intl.org/about-us/organization/board/

01/10/2026

When Belonging Becomes the Turning Point in Recovery: Meet Karoline

“I became a member of Fontenehuset Oslo Øst in late 2022, and having a place to go where people truly care has made all the difference. Even when I feel overwhelmed or stressed, my Clubhouse is there for me. It has been the most important part of my life these past few years.” — Karoline

This is the power of the Clubhouse Model: community, belonging, and support that lasts through every season of recovery.

01/08/2026

“There's a sense of protection by being quiet and that silence can feel loving, but it's also very heavy.” — Lucy Liu

The new film Rosemead explores how cultural silence around mental health can deepen isolation for individuals and families, especially within immigrant communities.

At Clubhouse International, we believe no one should have to carry that weight alone. Through connection, belonging, and shared understanding, recovery becomes possible at our Clubhouses around the world.

Lucy Liu
Rosemead Film

In Rosemead, Lucy Liu plays the role of an ailing mother who takes drastic measures to try to protect her troubled teenage son from himself. Liu also produced the film, based on a true story.

01/06/2026

As the new year begins, remember that mental illness recovery is not a resolution; it’s a journey best taken together.

Clubhouses around the world offer a welcoming place to connect, rebuild, and thrive.

Find your Clubhouse today: https://bit.ly/3LqzccV

01/03/2026

Member, Paul Shares About the Life-changing Impact of the Clubhouse.

When Paul first came to Grand Avenue Club, he joined the Membership-Education-Employment Unit. From there, he had a series of Transitional Employment positions that built his confidence and feeling of accomplishment. His goal is to eventually secure Independent Employment.

In Paul’s own words, “When I first came to GAC, I thought that the place would make me feel better, but when I found out about all the employment opportunities, everything changed: I expanded my goals. My eagerness to work and my confidence have been restored by GAC and my employment experiences.”

Learn more about the Clubhouse Model and add your support today:
https://bit.ly/4qtVnhn

Grand Avenue Club

01/01/2026

Looking forward to a new year of growing together!

As we welcome a new year, we welcome new beginnings, renewed hope, and continued growth of the Clubhouse movement.

Together, we’re building communities where people with mental illness are valued, supported, and empowered to move forward with purpose and dignity. With each new Clubhouse and each life changed, the movement grows stronger—because of you.

Happy New Year!

12/30/2025

As 2025 comes to a close, there’s still time to make a life-changing difference!

Your year-end gift helps expand the global Clubhouse network—empowering people around the world to rebuild their lives with purpose, dignity, and connection.

🎥 Hear directly from Charly as he shares how the Clubhouse Model transformed his life. Stories like his are made possible by supporters like YOU. https://bit.ly/4qwPgZQ

Your year-end gift will:
🏡 Support 370+ Clubhouses worldwide
👥 Empower 165,000+ members with purpose and dignity
🌍 Bring new Clubhouses to more communities globally

Give before year-end: https://bit.ly/4qtVnhn
Together, we’re changing the world of mental health. Thank you, and Happy New Year! 💙✨

Charly walked into Clubhouse, expecting it to be just another service. Instead, it changed his life. He found a welcoming space built on connection, relation...

12/27/2025

Why I Give: Veronica Cigarroa. “Everyone belonged. Everyone was valued.”

Former Clubhouse Director turned Clubhouse International California Program Officer, Veronica, gives because she’s seen the Clubhouse Model change lives. From discovering a place where “everyone belonged” at Putnam Clubhouse to being the director of Escondido Clubhouse and working with members to find jobs, complete school, and reach their goals, the impact was undeniable.

“Clubhouse International stood beside me (as a Director), prepared me for challenges, and treated me like a true partner. Now, I get to offer that same support I received to other Directors.

This model is good for our loved ones with mental illness, but also good for all of us. It helps us remember that we are all equal and that we all have value.”

Today, Veronica gives because she's seen the impact of the Clubhouse Model, the value of Clubhouse International’s partnership, and the difference both make in communities throughout California and around the world.

Please consider a gift to help bring the Clubhouse Model to more communities: https://bit.ly/45rHB6E

12/25/2025

Clubhouse is here for you this holiday season!

The holiday season can feel lonely for many—but no one should have to face it alone. Clubhouses around the world are open during the holidays, offering
welcoming spaces where people find community and support. From shared meals to meaningful conversations, these moments remind us that belonging is always possible.

This season, hope lives in togetherness! Sending best wishes to Clubhouse members, their families and all of our friends around the world.

12/23/2025

Paying Tribute to Clubhouse FireSoul

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of our dear friend and a true Clubhouse champion, Sue Hanson. During her longstanding 25-year career at Alliance House in Salt Lake City, Sue dedicated herself not only to Alliance House, but to the entire international network—training hundreds of Clubhouses, impacting thousands of lives along the way.

She was lovingly known as the “energizer bunny” because of her passion for fitness, wellness, and a clean Clubhouse. Always on the go, Sue created every opportunity she could think of to show her deep belief in the worth of every person. She lived that belief through her patience, her kindness, and her fierce dedication to lifting others up. Sue had a rare gift for making genuine connections with everyone she met. She had a special way of engaging literally any member in the Clubhouse by seeing them deeply, making them feel special, valued, and truly cared for.

Sue lived with intention, guided by positivity and a strong spiritual belief. “I’m sending you white light,” she would often say—a simple, beautiful expression of the love, hope, and comfort she so naturally shared with everyone around her.

Above all, Sue’s greatest love was her family and dear friends. She adored her son, Ian, and her late husband, Eric. Everything she did was rooted in her love for them and in the love she so freely shared with the rest of us.

Because of Sue, countless lives are better and brighter. We will carry her with us in our memories, our gratitude, and in the way we try to show up for one another. She will always be missed, but she will never be forgotten.