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A Community to Belong. A Place to Grow.

Located in Marlborough, Massachusetts, Lotus is a community-based mental health program supporting adults in Marlborough and surrounding communities living with anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and other persistent mental health conditions who are looking for connection and structure. Which means:

  • You belong here.
  • You are more than a diagnosis.
  • We work together, side-by-side as members 
and staff, to make change happen.

At Lotus, members are welcomed into a supportive community where everyone contributes, and everyone is appreciated. The clubhouse is built on relationships, shared responsibility, and the belief that healing happens best in community. Members choose how they want to participate each day, working alongside peers and staff in purposeful activities that keep the clubhouse running. 

What Happens at Lotus?

Each day at Lotus is organized around a structured work-ordered day, where members and staff collaborate to operate the clubhouse and support one another’s growth. Activities may include: administrative and communications work, supporting clubhouse operations, planning events, participating in life skills activities, developing employment goals and more.

Through these shared responsibilities, members build confidence, develop practical skills, and strengthen connections with others.

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Membership

Find Your Place at Lotus

Membership at Lotus is free and completely voluntary. You choose how often you attend and how involved you want to be. You do not need to be “ready” for work. You simply need to be interested in joining a supportive community.

What We Support

As a member, you’ll find opportunities in areas like:

  • Employment exploration
  • Education planning
  • Housing navigation
  • Health and wellness
  • Life skills
  • Social connection
  • Community linkages

Everything we do is about creating space for you to belong, contribute, and find your new beginnings.

Eligibility Requirements

To become a member, you must simply:

  • Be interested in participating in the Clubhouse community
  • Have a diagnosis of a severe and persistent mental illness

If you’re not sure whether Lotus is the right fit, that’s okay. Reach out, we’ll talk it through and help you figure it out.

Lotus Clubhouse: 508-485-5051

Lynn Fanale
Lotus Clubhouse Director

Lynn serves as Clubhouse Director with over 20 years of experience in human services and a deep commitment to building an inclusive, vibrant community. She works alongside members to create a space grounded in dignity, connection, and shared purpose.

“I’m inspired every day to live for the hope of it all.”

Beyond Work

Support for Your Whole Person

A full life takes so much more than a job. We stand beside our members in the parts of life that make real stability possible: at home, in their families, and on the days that can be the hardest to face alone.

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Housing

When members need housing, we help however we can. Sometimes that means a place of their own through our Options Housing; other times it means closely supporting members through trusted community services that open doors to safe, stable places to live.

Family

We support the whole person, and for a parent, that means the whole family. We help members show up for their children and connect families to the resources they need to move forward together.

Holidays

The hardest days to be alone are often the ones everyone else spends together. So while many places close for the holidays, our doors stay open. The Lotus community gathers to share a meal and each other's company.

Transportation

We’ll Help You Get Here


Lotus Location: 82 Brigham St, Marlborough, MA 01752

We can provide daily transportation for eligible members to and from Lotus. Transportation is available for members living in:

Ashland, Framingham, Holliston, Hopkinton, Hudson, Marlborough, Natick, Northborough, Southborough, and Westborough.

Transportation services are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. If you need assistance getting to the Clubhouse, please contact us to discuss your options.

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Calendar

What’s Happening at Lotus

OCT
13

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Clubhouse Social Night: Crafts

OCT
17

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Clubhouse Social Saturday

OCT21

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Clubhouse Accreditation

OCT22

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Clubhouse Accreditation

OCT23

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Clubhouse Accreditation

OCT29

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Clubhouse Halloween Party

NOV11

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Career Development Banquet

NOV26

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Thanksgiving Day

NOV26

Lotus Clubhouse • Marlborough, MA Holiday Party
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Together, Change Happens.

82 Brigham Street Marlborough, MA 01752

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