The Club

Places for People's day program, "The Club," is open every day of the year, including holidays, and provides opportunities for clients to work on health/wellness, social/recreational, and vocational/educational recovery goals.

Founded in 1975, the Club was the first PsychoSocial Rehabilitation Center in Missouri. The Club operates in the lower level of PfP's main building where members build skills, develop interpersonal relationships, and support each other in a positive community environment.

Members contribute their talents, resources and skills:

Planning, preparing, serving, and cleaning up after the daily lunch
Operating a snack bar and thrift shop
Answering the phone
Maintaining and participating in upkeep of the Club

The Club is open every day of the year and offers numerous programs and services to participating members. For many PfP clients, The Club is their primary—or only—social support network.

Club Programs and Services

The Club's professional staff work with clients one-on-one and in small groups to develop skills and individualized goals. Skill building, educational, and recovery groups include:

Medication management
Understanding mental illness
Managing emotions
Substance abuse groups
Diabetes awareness and management
Nutrition and food preparation

Opportunities to integrate into the community and build social skills include:

Art and pottery classes
Exercise and wellness programs
Field trips in the community
Writing group and newsletter group
Annual camping trip

The Club also features a Vocational Center funded by the John Allan Love Charitable Foundation and a Wellness Center with exercise equipment donated by Express Scripts.

Club Benefits

The Club community offers many benefits including:

Building a support system for clients
Enhancing and teaching independent living skills
Helping clients access community resources
Improving the quality of life through increased social and recreational opportunities
Encouraging members to see themselves as people with responsibilities, strengths and rights.

Daily Lunch Program

To ensure clients have at least one nutritious meal daily, PfP provides, at no charge, a hot lunch 365 days a year.

The average cost of each meal is $3.21 and is funded by individual donations, including generous grants from the Employees Community Fund of Boeing St. Louis and the St. Louis Philanthropic Organization, Inc.

More than 25,000 nutritious lunches were served in 2010 at a cost of $81,225.

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