HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – Residents needing help with mental illness, addiction, and trauma will have another option now that the Agency for Community Treatment Services, assisted with funding from Hillsborough County, has created the county’s first Clubhouse to help people with mental illness reclaim their lives.
The ACTS Clubhouse is housed in a 10,000-square-foot building at 201 E. Yukon St., Tampa, FL 33604 that was completely gutted and renovated. The renovated building includes employment and technology training areas and a kitchen for members.
Renovating and furnishing the building cost an estimated $2.5 million, with Hillsborough County Affordable Housing Services providing $1.1 million in Community Development Block Grants.
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A ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate completion of the work is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 12.
Anyone 18 or older with a mental illness is eligible to become a member of the Clubhouse. Members are given support in acquiring and keeping affordable housing and accessing mental health services, government disability benefits, and other services they may need. The membership model is designed to help members find employment through job training as well as learning life skills.
ACTS has been serving the Florida community since 1978, providing individualized behavioral health services in substance abuse and mental health.
ACTS provides and manages a broad array of behavioral health services, including prevention, acute care and stabilization, treatment and support services in the areas of substance abuse, co-occurring substance abuse and mental illness, child protection, delinquency, criminal justice, housing, economic self-sufficiency, health, and wellness.
The programs and services funded by Hillsborough County focus on creating new affordable housing opportunities, training for residents to further their careers and afford home ownership, and infrastructure improvements that enhance the communities around them.
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