Join Us June 4th!

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Get involved and make an impact!

Mark your calendar for our 4th annual Clubhouse Giving Day on June 4th, with the advanced giving period starting on May 21st. Your donation to Foot Print to Success Clubhouse enables us to support adults grappling with severe and persistent mental illness in Broward County. At our Clubhouse, men and women gain crucial skills like computer literacy, financial acumen, employability skills, cognitive enhancement, data entry, culinary expertise, and more, paving the way for financial independence. Your donation helps us buy kitchen equipment, pay for programs, moving expenses, pay for furniture, and more. Scroll down to learn more about the Clubhouse and how to donate.

Join us in transforming lives and building a stronger community.

Donate today and be part of the change ⬇

How to Donate

Click on our link below to donate using MasterCard, Visa, Discover, American Express, or by ACH.
Make sure to list Foot Print to Success Clubhouse in the ‘check-out cart’ so your donations will be directed to our Clubhouse.
Receipts for tax purposes are automatically generated at the time of donation.
There is a $5 minimum donation.
100% of every donation will go to the Clubhouse listed in the checkout ‘cart’, less credit card transactions and processing fees. You may 'cover' the fees to ensure more of your donation goes to the Clubhouse.

What is Foot Print to Success Clubhouse

At Foot Print to Success Clubhouse, we provide a supportive environment for individuals looking to rebuild their lives and seek employment after being affected by mental illness. Our clubhouse serves as a nurturing community for those who may have experienced social and vocational isolation due to their illness. We provide the opportunity to cultivate self-esteem, confidence, and purpose by helping individuals develop job skills and training and expand their education. Above all, we offer hope and support to them and their families.

Your donation to Foot Print to Success Clubhouse will ensure that individuals in Broward County living with mental illness receive the tools and resources necessary to flourish, enabling them to lead successful and productive lives. Over the past 14 years, we have achieved a remarkable milestone: more than 50% of our Clubhouse members have secured employment, leading to significant improvements in their lives and relationships.

Clubhouse Giving Day, hosted by Clubhouse International, is an opportunity to champion clubhouses in our local communities, raise vital funds, and honor the global network of clubhouses making a profound impact worldwide. With 51 Clubhouses participating last year, this event exemplifies the collective power of our community in driving positive change.

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Help provide essential furniture and household items

A safe comfortable home is often overlooked by many, yet for our members transitioning into independent living in our new Pembroke Pines location, it marks a life-changing opportunity. Clubhouse Giving Day 2024 is an opportunity to support this journey, among other vital initiatives.

Your donations will help provide essential furniture and household items for 20 apartments dedicated to our members, turning these empty spaces into warm, inviting homes.

Giving day is not just about furnishing apartments but also about creating a supportive environment that fosters growth, independence, and wellbeing for all our members.

Can you make their new apartments truly feel like home? Your donations will help us purchase:

Bed Frames
Queen Mattresses
Bed Linens
Couches
Dressers
Coffee Tables
Kitchen Table and Sturdy Chairs
80-Piece Cookware Sets
8-Piece Glassware Sets
45-Piece Flatware Sets
Coffee Pots
Tea Pots
4-Piece Dish Sets
10-Piece Bath Towel Sets
6-Piece Dish Towel Sets
Dish Racks

Our Clubhouses

Lauderhill

Our current Foot Print to Success Clubhouse location is at 3521 W. Broward Boulevard, Suite 107, Lauderhill. For over 14 years, we have been helping adults recover from mental illness to participate in society in meaningful and productive ways. Our members run our Clubhouse as they learn job and employability skills and generate experience. They have a lifelong membership at the Clubhouse, where we provide assistance with job placement and training. Our program is designed for Clubhouse members to build on their personal strengths instead of focusing on their illnesses. That has been the key to success in improving their quality of life, relationships, social networking and self-esteem. You can view our Clubhouse's typical daily schedule for our members by clicking here: Clubhouse Schedule.

Pembroke Pines

In a few weeks, Foot Print to Success Clubhouse will be opening a second location in Broward County in Pembroke Pines. This move marks an exciting new chapter, made possible through a partnership with Carrfour Supportive Housing. For the first time, our members will have access to affordable housing, expanding our ability to serve more adults in our community. Our new facility, located at 8521 Pembroke Road, Ste. 101 Pembroke Pines, FL 33025, will have a state-of-the-art training kitchen to provide our members with valuable skills training, particularly in the hospitality industry and other fields. Your generous donations will help cover moving expenses and fund essential kitchen equipment.

Want to be an Advocate?

Click below to download our Advocate Toolkit to help us raise funds with your family and friends. The materials include email and text templates as well as posts for social media to spread the word about Clubhouse Giving Day.

Advocacy Materials

What is the Clubhouse Model

The Clubhouse Model is widely embraced both in the United States and internationally. At Foot Print to Success, individuals engaging with our program are referred to as members, not clients or patients. Our focus lies on their strengths and aspirations rather than their mental illness.

Within our Clubhouse, members have a range of opportunities to contribute. Whether they're preparing lunch in the Culinary Unit, inputting data in the Membership Unit, or reaching out to fellow members, each task plays a vital role in their healing journey.

After approximately six months of volunteering in these units, our members gain valuable experience across various domains, enhancing their personal skills and building the confidence necessary for successful placement in transitional employment positions supported by the Clubhouse.

Our dedicated staff identifies members' strengths, aligns their skills with community employers' needs, and provides tailored training for these positions. Upon program completion, members are eligible for competitive salaries for part-time work, laying the groundwork for their transition to permanent supported or independent employment.

Testimonials

My husband’s psychologist recommended that my husband, Jorge, join Foot Print to Success Clubhouse. Three months later upon my urging, Jorge toured the Clubhouse. He became a member in 2011. Five years before joining the clubhouse Jorge was hospitalized 27 times for schizophrenia and during that time had three failed suicide attempts. After joining the Clubhouse, Jorge had one hospitalization. My husband said he has found a purpose in his life. He helps other members realize that recovery is possible for everyone. Today, in addition to being a member, Jorge is a NAMI facilitator for peer-led support groups.

Lynne (former teacher)
Louise is currently employed by the City of Pompano Beach. She works 30 hours a week, Monday -Thursday, as an administrative assistant and makes $14/hour. Louise has stated that she is doing so much better now that she is employed because it gives her hope for a better future. She has never had a job that offers all the benefits of being employed by the city. She is very enthusiastic each time the staff speaks with her. The new position has helped her family become financially stable, and she has the possibility of permanent full-time employment.

Jamie Kokot
My name is Kamaria, and at the age of 11 I was diagnosed with a non- malignant brain tumor called pineal blastoma, which caused me to have a lot of surgeries. After that, I had walking and learning issues, but I still managed to finish regular school and culinary school. At 29, I had another tumor in my heart which I managed to beat. That was also non- malignant. Now, I have depression because of all this. It makes me think why all of this had happened to me. But since coming to Foot Print, I don’t think about those things so much anymore. They keep me busy mentally. If I can say anything about Foot Print, it’s that they helped me to have a more focused life.

Kamaria
My name is Felicia. Seven years ago, my Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor told me about Foot Print to Success Clubhouse, They told me the Clubhouse can help me get a job and teach me new skills. I told Ms. Barbara that I needed a cardiologist because my primary doctor said I had a fast heart rate. At the Clubhouse, Ms. Barbara helped me find a doctor for my heart, so that I could get better and participate in the Clubhouse activities. They also have helped me with figuring out my dietary needs so I can keep healthy. I have also learned lots of things like learning how to cook and do filing and doing the menu and how to answer the phone and take messages. My favorite thing that the Clubhouse has taught me is how to answer the phones, which will be helpful in my receptionist job searches. Over the years I have had four heart surgeries. I was told that my diet must improve. In the past I ate fast food, but I know now that eating fast food is unhealthy. The Clubhouse taught me how to prepare healthy meals for me and my daughter. When I needed help with my Social Security Review, the clubhouse walked me through the entire process. When I was going through a divorce the Clubhouse paid for parenting classes. The Clubhouse helped me file papers with the court and sat with me during the divorce proceedings. With everything that was going on with me, I was very depressed and anxious. The Clubhouse helped me find ways to cope with the stress in my life. Clubhouse Mediation, and Yoga classes helped me control my anxiety. The Clubhouse is where I belong, we are a family. I wouldn’t be where I was today without the Clubhouse!

Felicia
My name is Ashlay and I am 32 years old. I have been attending Foot Print to Success Clubhouse for the past nine years. The Clubhouse has helped me in so many ways. The clubhouse has encouraged me to be outspoken, practice self-advocacy and give me hope for the future. Foot Print to Success Clubhouse has held my hand in grooming me to be the best person I can be by nurturing my strengths and giving me opportunities to succeed in life. The Clubhouse has helped me pursue my dream of becoming a peer specialist. I have applied for housing in Pembroke Pines and was accepted. This will be the first time that I will be living in permanent housing and the first time I will be living by myself. Foot Print to Success Clubhouse helped me in my recovery.

Ashlay