July 2025

Sean McGoff has been a colleague here at Cora Dale House since September of 2023. Sean moved to Indiana from Pittsburgh. He heard about Cora Dale House from his probation officer and decided to attend. Sean likes that at Clubhouse, he can have a space to calm down, given that everything else is noisy. He enjoys being a part of the community. He says people are there for each other when needed, and he feels free to be himself. He enjoys helping by cleaning the bathroom. Clubho

Ruth Smith, Wesley Smith’s mom, enjoys baking sweet treats for Cora Dale House and others. She began baking as a teenager, as they did not have a lot of sweets at home. She was one of six children, and when they wanted sweets they would bake cookies, because they were the easiest to make. She made her first pie after getting married. She received compliments and felt affirmed knowing people liked them and felt like, “Yes! Maybe I can do this!” Now she says she doesn’t need a

Cora Dale & Lexington Colleagues Hayley Yowell guiding Plinko game Amazon Wishlist. On Monday, colleagues partnered with Lexington House at the Elkhart County Fair for the Disability and Special Groups Day. We had an informational booth describing the Clubhouse International model, with our own two local clubhouses as examples. We had a table set up with the Plinko board and Clubhouse literature. We got swamped! People were standing in line to have a turn at the board game. A