About Us

Mission

Gateway House is a private, not-for-profit, clubhouse model rehabilitation program for men and women in Greenville County suffering from mental illness. Modeled after Fountain House in New York City, the nation's first clubhouse-model program, Gateway House has been providing a permanent support system for persons with mental illness in upstate South Carolina since 1984. In 1988, due to the outstanding quality of its programs, Gateway House was selected by Fountain House in New York City to be one of five national training centers in the Clubhouse Model of Psychiatric Rehabilitation. Since that time, over 1,300 colleagues from 38 states and 11 foreign countries have participated in training at Gateway House.

History

1983

Community Planning Council and the United Way of Greenville County conducts a community-wide Needs Assessment Planning Study. Results show a need for day services and housing for the seriously mentally ill in Greenville County. Mental Health Association adopts needs-assessment and develops a task force to address the problem.
Task force forms 501(c)3 corporation with mission of improving the quality of life for the mentally ill in Greenville.

1984

Gateway House Board hires Phil Emory as executive director to implement a clubhouse model rehabilitation program modeled after Fountain House in New York City, the oldest and most effective psychiatric rehabilitation program in the United States.
Gateway House begins operation two days a week in one small room at Earle Street Baptist Church.

1985

Gateway House completes renovation on clubhouse at 415 Rutherford Street.

1986

Gateway House purchases second house adjacent to clubhouse.

Gateway House purchases Earle Street Apartments.

Gateway House and the Greenville Alliance for the mentally ill receive HUD funding to build Portals, the first HUD project for persons with mental illness in South Carolina.

1988

Gateway House selected as a Training Base in the clubhouse model of psychiatric rehabilitation

1991

Gateway House hosts 6^th International Seminar on the Clubhouse Model

1992

Gateway House renovates clubhouse and adds 5000 square feet of additional space.

1994

Gateway House receives funding from HUD to build Gateway Apartments, a Section 811 project for its members.
Gateway House completes construction on Buncombe Place offering supported housing for thirteen of its members.

2001

Gateway House completes construction of new guesthouse facility for its internationally recognized Colleague-Training program.

2002

Gateway House renovates a donated duplex to offer housing to married members.
Gateway House renovates clubhouse and adds additional space to expand the snack bar and colleague training area.