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Summit County Clubhouse reports 54% membership growth, urges help with staffing and housing
Summary
Jen O'Brien, director of the Summit County Clubhouse, told the council the nonprofit has grown membership by roughly 54% since last summer and is seeking help with staffing, transportation and potential transitional-housing options to meet member needs.
Jen O'Brien, director of the Summit County Clubhouse, told the Summit County Council that the nonprofit's membership has increased sharply and that the group needs more staff, transportation capacity and possibly revised land-use permissions to scale services.
The Clubhouse model, O'Brien said, is built around three pillars'meaningful work, community and direct support'that complement clinical care and help members reintegrate into employment and daily life. "We say our members check that diagnosis at the door," she…
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