Fountain House

For more than 70 years, Fountain House has empowered people with serious mental illness to live and thrive in society. Today, it is the most widely replicated community-based mental health model for people living with mental illness in the world with over 300 replication programs serving over 100,000 people throughout the US and in more than 30 countries, all operated by people with mental illness and built from the ground up to respond to the economic, social, and cultural needs of their individual communities. Nearly 2000 individuals with serious mental illness come to Fountain House in New York to contribute their talents, learn new skills, access opportunities and build friendships. Alongside staff, they operate award-winning programs in the areas of employment, education, wellness, and housing and work as partners to perform the functions that keep the community going. Fountain House is the first mental health organization to receive the Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the largest and most prestigious recognition of humanitarian efforts.