Cirrus House, Inc.

History

Cirrus House started in 1984 as a Clubhouse program and has since grown to include housing, an assisted living program, transitional services for homeless youth and community support programs. Though we are more than a Clubhouse now, the original clubhouse philosophy of working with people permeates everything we do. As such Cirrus House, Inc. promotes approaches that focus on talents, abilities and strengths instead of on deficits. As well as Clubhouse philosophy, we have borrowed cues from psychosocial rehabilitation models, strengths-based/asset building models, positive youth development and positive human development models. In general, we focus on treating people with diginity and respect while minimizing stigmas often associated with mental illness.