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All About Fountain House
On 47th Street...
Social ___________
Clubhouses around the World
Members & Staff
100

Back in the late fifties, as Fountain House was first taking shape, the day's schedule was centered around this unit, the very first in the clubhouse

The kitchen (culinary)

100

47th Street cuts through the heart of this famous intersection, maybe the most iconic tourist destination in all of New York City. 

Times Square


100

This is the foundation of Fountain House's work

Social Practice

100

Though Fountain House was the very first, there are now more than three hundred accredited clubhouses officially recognized under this umbrella organization

Clubhouse International

100

This staff/member team were the brains behind the foundation of the Silver Center

Susan Lieblich and Norman Feldman

200
In 1948, We Are Not Alone purchased a building with a fountain in its back garden, the origin of the name Fountain House. The original FH building was located...
...on 47th street, just across from the modern location!
200

If you're looking to blow all your money, you might find yourself shopping between 5th and 6th avenue, where 47th street is more commonly known as the ___________  district.

The Diamond District

200

A proof of benefits letter is a good way to find out how much you're getting from this government department

Social Security

200

The two clubhouses in Brisbane, Stepping Stone and Canefields, are the only two in this country.

Australia

200

You'll find these two fast friends running the Silver Sports Group every Thursday afternoon 

Omar Santana and Richard Griemsmann
300

In 1955, this Michigan social worker became Director of Fountain House, overhauling the program and developing the foundations of social practice. 

John Beard

300

On the corner of 47th and 6th you'll find the headquarters for this cable news network, the most popular news channel in America.

Fox news

300

Instagram, facebook, and tiktok are all examples of these

Social Media

300

Aside from the United States, clubhouses are most popular in this region of Europe, where they are known as Fontänhusen. 

Scandanavia 

300

This staff/member pair attended Bayside High School together many decades ago

Alan Finkelstein and Keith Winchel

400

Formed by former patients discharged from Rockland Psychiatric Center, We Are Not Alone was founded in this year.

1942

400

Only a block away from the Clubhouse you'll find this historical theater, named for a family of actors who have been famous on both stage and screen for more than a century. 

The Barrymore Theater 
400

You learn about civics and politics in this high school subject

Social Studies
400

The only accredited clubhouse in South America is the Casa del Paraná, located in the city of Rosario in this country

Argentina

400

These are the longest-tenured active staff and member at Fountain House. 

Marlene Jarrett and Irwin Cokin

500

Heiress to one of New York's wealthiest families, the benefactor who paid for Fountain House's first building might remind people of the subway station that bears her family's name. 

Elizabeth Schermerhorn

500
Notorious American author Don DeLilo wrote this 2003 novel about an arrogant billionaire taking a limo from one end of 47th street to the other. It was later adapted into a feature film directed by David Cronenberg and starring Robert Pattinson. 

Cosmopolis

500

This is a term for government policies designed to prevent homelessness, drug abuse, and malnutrition. 

Social Safety Net
500

Our own Stephanie B had the opportunity to visit one of the world's most remote clubhouses, the Klubburinn Geysir in this small island nation

Iceland

500

This staff/member team, who met in the FH housing department, were instrumental in bringing sign-language interpreters back to the clubhouse

Katherine Jacobson and Shaka Milliner