Fountain House
Stephanie Bonhomme is a dedicated mental health social practitioner currently employed at Fountain House since June 2022. Prior experience includes serving as a housing specialist at Care For the Homeless from October 2020 to June 2022 and as a career counselor at The Jericho Project for a brief period in late 2019. Stephanie also played a key role as a canvass organizer for JustLeadershipUSA, focusing on advocacy for indirectly impacted and formerly incarcerated individuals. Prior to entering the social services field, Stephanie excelled in retail management at Fortunoff Backyard Store, achieving significant sales milestones and supervising a sales team. Additionally, experience as a public defender intern at Kenneth Vercammen & Associates involved managing legal documents for municipal court proceedings. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Rutgers University - Newark, a certification in Navigation Training in Human Services and Community Justice from John Jay College, and an Associate of Arts and Sciences in Criminal Justice and Corrections from Middlesex College.
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Millions of Americans living with serious mental illness are denied access to care and support in the community, and end up cycling through our streets, shelters, emergency rooms, and jails. For far too long our punitive, ineffective and costly approaches have taken away their capacity, dignity, and humanity. For more than 70 years, Fountain House has believed in people living with serious mental illness - who are our sons, daughters, mothers and fathers, friends and neighbors - and has proven that they can reach their goals and aspirations for a better life. Fountain House works. Our members are hospitalized and experience crisis significantly less than others with serious mental illness, resulting in 21% lower Medicaid costs. Of the 40% of our members experiencing homelessness or unstable housing when they arrive at Fountain House, 99% are housed within a year. Of the 24% of Fountain House members with a history of incarceration and justice involvement, rates of recidivism are less than 5%. Our members complete their education, find paid work, and achieve health and wellness goals at significantly higher rates than people living with serious mental illness who don’t have access to our programs. This is a model that is working in Mental Health Clubhouses across the country.