• Nine out of ten adults believe there's a mental health crisis in the US. • 150,000 adults in SC live with serious mental illness. • 87% of adults in SC who live with mental illness are unemployed. • 395,000 people with mental illness (nationally) are housed in under-equipped US jails and hospitals. • 90% of suicides are connected to mental illness. • Mental illness is a community need… and as a community we can respond with a proven, evidence-based, cost-effective solution that has had amazing results in 340 communities around the world - the Clubhouse International model such as Gateway in Greenville, where people with mental illness gain purpose, meaning, and hope. A Clubhouse operates as a community where each day models a traditional workday. Members work side-by-side with staff to complete daily functions. A Clubhouse is a community center that serves as the hub for all of the opportunities and activities that are offered to members. It helps people establish routines and build meaningful relationships. In a Clubhouse, people are called members, not clients or patients. It is a place of acceptance, belonging, and inclusivity-an antidote to isolation. The Clubhouse model is NOT a place where people simply come and hang out. It is a place where people are needed and expected to contribute and do meaningful work (not busy work) each day. By participating in the Work-Ordered Day, a sense of structure and purpose is restored in members' lives. In an atmosphere of shared responsibility such as the Clubhouse International model, they can regain their confidence and can lead a normal productive life and re-engage with the community at large. The Our Place of Hope Clubhouse will complement available psychiatric treatment and other services by assisting with transitional employment, education, housing, life skills, and meaningful relationships.