Off The Square Club

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Off the Square Club

Daytime Support In Madison

We offer the Off the Square Club to serve the community as a daytime resource center in Madison, Wisconsin. The center welcomes anyone living with a mental illness – whether you’re homeless or have a residence.

Off the Square Club provides a safe and supportive place where you are empowered to take charge of your own recovery, develop positive social connections and become an active member of the community.

You’ll discover that members turn to Off the Square Club for many reasons and with diverse situations and backgrounds. As a member, you may choose your level of support, whether you come in daily, weekly or once a year. Some people find basics like a warm place to rest in the winter, while others seek more intense support including crisis intervention and peer support.

Off The Square Club Services

Here, you can receive a hot meal or access a computer to connect you with resources, recovery support or urgent crisis stabilization. Off the Square Club is trauma-informed and recovery-oriented, and many staff members are state-certified peer specialists who are in recovery from mental illness themselves.

Peer specialists at Off the Square Club identify as having lived experience with trauma, psychiatric diagnosis and/or extreme emotional states and/or substance use and have completed rigorous state training and certification. They will ensure members are empowered to take control of their own recovery and have an opportunity to build a system that enhances and supports it.  They encourage an environment where both parties can share their experiences of what works.

How We Help

Basic needs: Enjoy a daily hot meal and access to a TV, phone, computer and laundry facilities

Peer support and counseling: Gain assistance from staff members who listen, empathize

Individual skill development: Learn life skills to become self-sufficient and successful

Employment opportunities: Find job assistance

Social: Connect with other members who live with mental illness, too

Crisis stabilization services: Take advantage of short-term interventions and support to reduce and stabilize a person’s crisis and find resources

Resource assistance and referrals: Discover relevant Dane County programs and services

Structured activities: Join groups and discover volunteer opportunities help maintain your recovery

Comprehensive community services: Receive assistance if in need for outpatient care

To become a member of Off the Square Club, you must be at least 18 years old, a Dane County resident and have a primary diagnosis of mental illness. The club welcomes members Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Off the Square Club welcomes donations to support its work. The greatest items of need are adult clothing, personal care products and arts and craft supplies. Off the Square Club also offers volunteer opportunities for members of the community, including involvement in our Advisory Committee.

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