Plymouth Bay House

Functions Standards

26. The clubhouse is located in an area where access to local transportation

can be assured, both in terms of getting to and from the program and accessing

TE opportunities. The clubhouse provides or arranges for effective alternatives
whenever access to public transportation is limited.
27. Community support services are provided by members and staff of the
clubhouse. Community support activities are centered in the work unit
structure of the clubhouse. They include helping with entitlements, housing and
advocacy, as well as assistance in finding quality medical, psychological,
pharmacological and substance abuse services in the community.
28. The clubhouse is committed to securing a range of choices of safe, decent and
affordable housing for all members. The clubhouse has access to housing
opportunities that meet these criteria, or if unavailable, the clubhouse develops
its own housing program. Clubhouse housing programs meet the following
basic criteria.
a. Members and staff manage the program together.
b. Members who live there do so by choice.
c. Members choose the location of their housing and their roommates.
d. Policies and procedures are developed in a manner congruent with the rest
of the clubhouse culture.
e. The level of support increases or decreases in response to the changing
needs of the member.
f. Members and staff actively reach out to help members keep their housing,
especially during periods of hospitalization.
29. The clubhouse conducts an objective evaluation of its effectiveness on a regular
basis.
30. The clubhouse director, members, staff and other appropriate persons
participate in a three-week training program in the Clubhouse Model at a
certified training base.
31. The clubhouse has recreational and social programs during evenings and on
weekends. Holidays are celebrated on the actual day they are observed.

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