The Coalition for Community Living

Supporting, Promoting, and Certifying Fairweather Lodges Nationwide

Our Mission:

The Coalition for Community Living’s mission is to disseminate technology, which fosters social values and quality of life for people who are taking responsibility for their psychiatric recovery.

The Coalition for Community Living (CCL) believes and promotes the following as part of life-long recovery:

• The power and value of participant teams. People working together.
• The ultimate responsibility for problem-solving rests with members; professional input must be limited to consultation; never direction.
• The usefulness and appropriateness of affirmative industries (i.e., member-run business) as a strategy for achieving vocational and financial independence goals.
• Increasing the social status of individuals diagnosed with mental illness as productive participants in their communities.
• True empowerment flows only from responsibility. An individual’s role as a productive citizen has more significance for life-long recovery than their role as a patient or client of mental health services.
• Community modification is an effective strategy with respect to creating housing solutions.
• The power and value of integrated services aligned with the person’s wishes, desires, and dreams. All support agencies and treatment providers must understand that treatment and rehabilitation goals must be defined by the person.

A Tribute:

Bruce Ario was a long time CCL Board Member, and former Lodge Member from Tasks Unlimited, in Minneapolis.  This tribute was recorded during the 2022 National Fairweather Lodge Conference held in Erie PA.  TRIBUTE VIDEO