Charles Webster Potter Place Clubhouse
Charles Webster Potter Place Clubhouse provides pre-vocational, vocational and social experiences for individuals who have a mental health condition. Members and staff work together in all phases of clubhouse operations to ensure the successful running of the program on a daily basis. This approach is designed to help members regain their sense of self worth, self-purpose, and vocational confidence by creating a variety of opportunities to be included and productive. Potter Place is based on the internationally acclaimed Fountain House Clubhouse model in New York City, stressing participation, ownership and choice for its clubhouse members.
Charles Webster Potter Place is a member of Clubhouse International. Clubhouses are a powerful demonstration of the fact that people with mental health conditions can and do lead integrated, productive lives. Accredited Clubhouses provide members with opportunities to build long-term relationships that, in turn, support them in obtaining employment, education and housing.
Charles Webster Potter Place
15 Vernon Street
Waltham, MA 02453
www.potterplace.org
For more information or to make a referral, please contact:
Jillian Orr
Program Director, Charles Webster Potter Place Clubhouse
781-894-5302
jorr@edinburgcenter.org