We are a thriving community of adults with mental health conditions where job training and communal socializing come together in support of recovery and independence!
Foot Print
to Success
Clubhouse
“A true community is not just about being geographically close to someone or part of the same social web network.
It's about feeling connected and responsible for what happens. Humanity is our ultimate community, and everyone plays a crucial role.”
-Yehuda Berg
Our Services
Clubhouse Community
Foot Print to Success Clubhouse is a working community where adults living with mental health challenges come together to build skills, relationships, and purpose. Every part of the day is designed to promote connection, confidence, and the opportunity to participate in meaningful work.
Participation is always voluntary and member-driven. Whether someone is working toward employment, continuing education, or simply rebuilding confidence, the Clubhouse offers a supportive environment where growth happens through shared effort and belonging.
Our community operates much like a small workplace. Members and staff work side-by-side to run all areas of the Clubhouse; from the kitchen and Café to the Podcast Studio, to education, media, and community outreach. This shared work helps members develop job skills, establish structure in their day, and take part in decisions that shape the Clubhouse itself.
The benefits offered by this kind of communal setting are both practical and personal. A Clubhouse is a place where people are needed, known, and valued for their contributions regardless of the challenges they face.
Community Vegetable Garden
Our vegetable garden is a place where members and community members gather to learn new skills, while getting to see and eat the results of their work! Members in our Community Garden Unit harvest our vegetables and our members in the Culinary Unit wash them and use them in our daily lunch dishes!
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Life-Skills Courses
For many with mental health issues, everyday tasks can be challenging, and often confusing. These courses help our members live independently and gain confidence.
Financial Management
Adult Literacy
Adult Mathematics
Cleanliness and Hygiene
Housekeeping
Computer Literacy
& More!
Adult Education Courses
Vocational certifications are becoming more and more important and useful in our changing occupational landscape. Our courses prepare our members to join the workforce with experience and skill!
Culinary Arts
Health Eating
Microsoft Office Basics
Media Production
Intro to Generative AI
Intro to Cybersecurity
& More!
Mental and Physical Wellness Program
This Program is modeled along the eight dimensions of wellness. We structure our members’ days and activities around these tenants, and the response from Clubhouse members has been wonderful!
Learn more about our integration of these wellness tenants here.
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Social Support
At Footprint to Success Clubhouse, we make it easier for people with disabilities to access the government services they need. Our team provides personalized assistance with applications for disability benefits, transportation support, housing support, medical coverage, and community programs like SNAP. We help gather documents, complete forms, make appointments, and advocate alongside our members to improve chances for approval. We do also facilitate accessible transportation to and from the Clubhouse for members.
Housing
We help guide members in need to find housing through private and public services. Unfortunately we cannot directly provide housing nor do we have access to immediate housing. We are there to support our members through every step of the process, from finding housing all the way to furnishing and moving in!
Support at All Levels of Adult Education!
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Earn your high school equivalency and open doors to new opportunities with Foot Print to Success Clubhouse’s GED Training Program. Our supportive, hands-on approach helps members prepare for every subject area at their own pace, with encouragement from peers and staff every step of the way.
Whether you’re just getting started or finishing up your final test, our GED program provides individualized tutoring, and access to online learning tools. Members work side-by-side with staff and volunteers to strengthen reading, writing, math, science, and social studies skills while building confidence and study habits that last a lifetime.
Members will be guided through every aspect of the process of getting their GED, and are free to go through that process at a pace that they feel comfortable with. Our program is designed to be flexible, supportive, and community-driven, ensuring that everyone has what they need to succeed.
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Is college feeling overwhelming? Footprint to Success Clubhouse offers focused, practical support to help you enroll, stay on track, and finish with confidence.
Who we help
High school graduates starting college for the first time
Returning adults balancing work, family, and classwork
Transfer students navigating new systems and requirements
Students at risk of stopping out because of academic, financial, or logistical barriers
What we do — end-to-end enrollment and completion support
Enrollment guidance: personalized campus selection, application assistance, transcript review, and scheduling to match your goals and timeline.
Financial clarity: help identifying grants, scholarships, and aid; step-by-step FAFSA support; budgeting strategies to make college affordable.
Course planning and registration: create semester-by-semester
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Transitional employment (TE) is temporary, supported work placements that assist individuals with severe mental health conditions in acquiring or regaining essential employment skills, building confidence, and gaining relevant work experience. Our TE programs typically provide structured, short-term positions partnered with local businesses combined with individualized support from our staff and other members. If the member employee cannot make it for whatever reason, one of our staff members will fill in for them. We also pay our members wages so there's virtually no risk for the businesses who choose to partner with us. Learn more here!
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Supported employment at Foot Print to Success Clubhouse is voluntary, strengths-based, and centered on member goals. Staff and members work side by side to prepare for competitive employment, with continued support offered to help members maintain employment and grow in their roles over time.
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Independent employment services support members who choose to pursue work on their own while remaining connected to the Clubhouse. Members have access to assistance with résumés, applications, and interview preparation, promoting autonomy while ensuring support is available when needed.
Our Three Types of Supported Employment
Supported Employment
Employment is a key part of recovery and independence, and we make it achievable for every member who wants to work. Our Employment Program connects members with real opportunities in the community while providing the support, structure, and guidance needed to succeed on the job.
We believe that everyone has valuable skills to offer, and that meaningful work builds confidence, stability, and a sense of purpose. Through partnerships with local businesses, job coaching, and ongoing follow-up, we help members move toward employment at a pace that fits their goals and comfort level.
Whether you’re looking to return to the workforce after time away, explore a new field, or gain your first job experience, our team will walk alongside you throughout the process — from building résumés and practicing interviews to celebrating your first day on the job.
Digital Media Production
As part of our Membership and Technology unit, we offer free lessons and resources for podcasting, photography, filmmaking, content production for social media, and graphic design. Members can choose to follow structured learning paths that begin with core principles like composition, audio basics, and the language of visual design.
Our members produce the content on our social media pages, and in our newsletters!
Podcasting Studio
Our podcasting studio is a friendly, well-equipped space where members can freely record their stories and guide their own conversations. They also have access to structured learning opportunities in technically production skills, interview techniques, and podcast pacing.
Vocational certifications are becoming more and more important and useful in our changing occupational landscape. Our courses prepare our members to join the workforce with experience and skill!
Job
Training
Vocational Certification Courses
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As a part of our Teaching Kitchen and Culinary Unit, we require all staff and members working in the kitchen to obtain a Food Safety Handler certification. This is the industry standard for food safety and is needed in any job position involving food.
The resources required to prepare for and take the test are provided freely by our Clubhouse.
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One of our staff members is a CompTIA certified network and computer specialist with experience in the IT industry. That staff member can facilitate training to get a member ready for those industry certification exams, and can also work with them one-on-one!
Vocational Training
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Members get hands-on learning in modern office work.
Duties Include:
Answering phones, handling calls, and taking messages appropriately
Taking and maintaining the attendance record daily
Using Microsoft Excel, Word, and Powerpoint to create documents and presentations needed for the Clubhouse to function.
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Hands-on training in a full restaurant kitchen!
Food Prep
Baking
Barista Training
Dish Washing
Custodianship
Hosting Tables
Product Inventory
Stock Rotation
Weekly Menu Planning
Menu Planning for Special Events
Kitchen Disinfecting
Proficiency with burn and first-aid kit
Healthy Nutrition Courses
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Writing posts for social media & selecting photos to use
Writing a 2-3 paragraph testimonial
Help create media/IT request sheets
Record a podcast
Brainstorm, then create a summary/outline of a podcast
Record or edit video for Reels
Create new graphic designs or new graphic design concepts
Creative writing
Vocational Training
Professional Cleaning and Kitchen Maintenance Procedure
Kitchen Safety and Hygiene
Use of Restaurant Sized Flat-Tops Fryers, and Ovens
Line-Cooking
Plating and Serving Food
Teaching Kitchen
What is a Teaching Kitchen?
A Teaching Kitchen is, for one, a full-size restaurant-style kitchen where members can receive vocational training and the exact environment they would work in. Much more than that though, it is a communal place where healthy food is served and members learn not only how to cook for themselves, but how to do so in a healthy, nutritionally focused way!
Communal Nutrition & Food as Medicine
At our Teaching Kitchen, we believe in the idea that food is medicine, an idea with more and more research behind it that essentially says diet is just as if not more important then pharmaceutical medications when it comes to preventing and treating health issues. Research consistently shows that cooking together has many, wide-ranging benefits. When people gather to prepare food as a community, they build confidence in their abilities, learn from each other, strengthen social bonds, and develop lasting healthy eating habits that can help prevent and manage chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Our hands-on classes bring people together to learn practical culinary skills while discovering how whole foods can be powerful tools for wellness.
Espresso
Yourself
Café
This is our very own member-run, Clubhouse café!
Thanks to our incredible supporters, we were able to install a full-fledged coffee shop style cafe on the outside of our teaching kitchen! Members use all the latest equipment, including a very nice espresso machine, to craft delicious specialty coffee drinks. Everything from an Americano to a flavored latte or cappuccino with plenty of steamy foam!
While the Café is an incredible place for our members to get snacks and coffee at a great price, and a great way for members to safely take on real responsibilities, it is perhaps more importantly a fantastic environment for vocational training. Members are guided through a multi-week course by a staff member who is also a trained Barista with all the attention and time they need. By the end of their training, they have the skills to work as a barista just about anywhere!
