I studied about the people of west 47th street in manhattan.They are the people of fountain house. The predominant feature that they all have  in common is that they all struggle with mental illness. 

As a member of fountain house myself I relate to why I come there. Fountain house people come in all sizes and shapes and races.There are blacks , whites and hispanics. They all have one thing in common is that they all come to fountain house to call it their second home and take advantage of the activities.These people all have different diagnosis and are lucky to have a place like that.

Fountain house was founded in 1943. Membership in fountain house is open to anyone with history of mental illness. There is no age limit. All clubhouse services are free of charge to members. Over its long history fountain house served more than 16,000 indivividuals.. More trhen 40 percent of the membership is non-caucasion, 33percent non-hispanic african american, 8 percent latino and 4 percent asian.

I enjoy going to fountain house and meeting people with different races .47th street is a place for opportunities for mentally ill. Without 47th street life would be more hard for the mentally ill.

giray suli