Fountain House’s award-winning programs provide opportunities for its members to belong to a vibrant community focused on work, wellness and social connections. Its engaged staff and members, working side-by-side, create housing, employment, education and health and wellness initiatives that renew people’s lives and reconnect them with mainstream society.
Our outcomes are remarkable:
Employment
In the US, only 15% of people living with mental illness are employed. Through Fountain House’s Employment program, members have achieved an employment rate of 30%. Our members earn more than $2 million annually at over 40 companies throughout New York City.
Health Care
Over twenty years ago, the Sidney R. Baer, Jr. Center pioneered a “health home” that integrates medical and psychiatric healthcare. Complementary wellness practices and community social supports help members achieve a re-hospitalization rate of 10% versus the 50% rate of the general population of people living with serious mental illness.
Education
Fountain House members complete school at a rate of 77%, compared to 32% for the general population of people living with mental illness.
Homelessness
Of the nearly 57,000 homeless people in NYC, it is estimated that 40% are living with mental illness. Fountain House is committed to ensuring that all of its 1,300 members have stable living environments, whether in Fountain House residences, independent apartments or with family and friends.