Friendly Harbor Community Center

Friendly Harbor Community Center promotes wellness and recovery from mental health

and substance issues by providing a safe environment and connecting people

to healthy relationships and organizations through Peer Support. 

The Harbor was born out of the need to give folks with severe persistent mental illness

a safe place to go to develop supportive peer relationships. This is still true but the

Harbor as grown by leaps and bounds in it's capacity to reach and support folks in

all situations and backgrounds. If you would like to support us, so our reach may

extend further and farther, consider donating by clicking the button below.

At the Harbor

Meet Our Team!

William “Bill” Wuest - he/him - Bill is originally from Cincinnati, OH but has lived in Pueblo over 25 years. He’s been doing Peer work since 2011 and loves Pueblo’s small town atmosphere. Outside of Peer work Bill fills his life richly with things like, spending time with his family and friends, time in the outdoors, his spiritual journey,  sports, and movies. When asked about what he’d share about his recovery journey Bill says, “I'm in recovery from mental health and substance use issues. I've been clean and sober for 26 happy years and haven't had a serious mental health issue for about 20 years. Recovery for me is a feeling of peace and serenity. During my real difficult years, a lot of people stepped up to the plate to help me out. My work as a Peer Support Person is my way of giving back to the community.” Bill hopes to instill in his Participants a spirit of paying it forward as they progress in their recovery.

Group of the Month

Games Group

Tuesdays 5 - 6pm

We're reminded every year to exhale and slow down with the changing of the leaves and crisp mornings, letting us know the weather is turning to colder days. The daylight dwindles and sometimes, folks have a difficult time with the season. The impending winter and shorter days can bring on some blues. At the Harbor, we invite you to join us for Games group. This can provide much needed social interaction and lifting of spirits.

In The Community

Friends,

The trees out front are beautiful right now. Unexplainably, one of them did not come back this past Spring. At first, I found that frustrating. What happened? Did the sprinkler that feeds it fail? Should we have done something different last Fall? But then, a small, green shoot started to grow. That gave me hope. Paul, our volunteer who cares for the landscaping and I chatted about it. He gave some advice and has tended the new shoot. I've accepted that we will just wait and see what happens; that's not so easy for me.

I feel like the tree is a reflection of what we do here. Come what may we show up, care for our participants, tend the new shoots, and see what happens. The results are often amazing.

If you would like more information about our programming, check out the Friendly Harbor website or give us a call. If we can share information about our work with a group to which you are connected, let me know. I'm always happy to chat with people!

Hope you all are well,

Michelle Hill

Executive Director

friendlyharborpueblo.org