Chief Development Officer

Job description

Description: For more than 75 years, Fountain House has been a beacon of hope and recovery for people living with serious mental illness (SMI). We start with a simple yet profound insight: the intentional creation of community is an evidence-based, therapeutic intervention. By bringing this into practice and at scale, we transform lives, effectively use public and private dollars, and help fill a glaring gap in our national mental health approach. Founded in 1948 in New York City, Fountain House originated the clubhouse model of community mental health, which is now an evidence-based approach that increases recovery, employment, education and thriving—while reducing homelessness, incarceration, and costs. What began as a single community in Manhattan has grown into a global and national model, now replicated in more than 200 locations across 32 states, and reaching more than 60,000 people in the United States, alongside its global reach. Today, Fountain House stands at an exciting and pivotal moment—mental health is receiving unprecedented attention at the local, state, and federal levels as both a public health and public safety issue. And it means that the opportunities for chang...