Welcome to Threshold
Threshold is a supportive, recovery-oriented community for adults living with serious mental illness in Durham, NC. Since 1985, we’ve provided Members with meaningful opportunities to advance their education, succeed at work, build healthy relationships, and improve their quality of life. Through structured, person-centered programs—including employment support, wellness activities, creative expression, and social engagement—Members gain the skills and confidence needed to live more independently.
At the heart of our mission are four guaranteed rights: a place to come, meaningful work, meaningful relationships, and a place to return. Everything at Threshold is designed to promote personal growth, purpose, and a true sense of belonging. Explore our programs to see how Threshold empowers individuals every day.
Our Mission and Vision
The mission of Threshold is to improve the quality of life for adults with serious mental illness living in Durham County. We are committed to facilitating personal well-being and community involvement through meaningful work and relationships. We put these commitments into practice by providing an environment of opportunities and supports that address the vocational, educational, social, recreational and residential needs of those we serve.
Threshold strives to be an exemplary model for the community while promoting awareness of and appreciation for those among us living with mental illness in Durham County. Threshold affirms the dignity and worth of all members by fostering an environment of acceptance, supportive relationships and access to resources. It provides the foundation from which new experiences and attainment of one’s full potential can occur.
Clubhouse Happenings
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Celebrating 40 Years Member Blog
In celebration of our 40th anniversary, Threshold is releasing monthly conversations between members and staff on topics related to living with mental illness. Click here to listen and gain insight, understanding, and connection through these powerful stories.
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Help Us Grow in the Community – Invite Us to Your Next Event!
Threshold recently participated in Alliance’s Mental Health Awareness events to share information about our program and connect with the community. These events are a great way to raise awareness and highlight the services we offer. We’re always looking for more opportunities to attend community events and expand the reach of our program—if you know of an event we should be part of, click here to contact us.
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Thank You for Supporting Threshold at Lakewood Social!
We were honored to be Lakewood Social’s Non-Profit Partner of the Month and are thrilled to share that we received $1,500.77 through this generous partnership. Each Tuesday, 10% of sales helped support our mission and programming—and we’re so grateful to everyone who came out to dine, drink, and make a difference. Thanks for all your support this month—we hope to partner again in the future!!
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Women's Group
Through the month of July, in Women’s Group, we focused on our worth and what that means to us as individuals. We started by picking out several quotes that resemble us from inspirational women in history and putting each quote in a large “Worth Jar.” Now, at the beginning of every session, we pick a quote from the jar and read it aloud and discuss the meaning behind the quote and how we can relate it to our lives.
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Threshold Book Club
In July, we started a book club at Threshold! Our first book of choice is The Twenty-One Balloons by William Pène du Bois. This book is about a Professor who wanted to fly across the Pacific Ocean in a balloon and was found crashed on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean with 20 balloons! We have had so much fun working our way through this book and coming up with conspiracies about how the professor made it all the way on the Atlantic coast with 19 more balloons than he started with.
