Hope Clubhouse Raises $330,000 in First Campaign

The nonprofit's first capital campaign funds progress on a planned renovation and expansion of its Fort Myers building.

Updated on Nov. 15, 2026 in Philanthropy

Hope Clubhouse Raises $330,000 in First Campaign

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Hope Clubhouse of Southwest Florida raised $330,000 in its first capital campaign, announced at the 2026 Faces of Hope Luncheon held at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre in Fort Myers. The sold-out event drew 210 attendees.

Why it matters

The campaign supports a community-based recovery program for adults living with mental illness in Fort Myers and Southwest Florida. Expansion and renovation of the 3602 Broadway building, undertaken with Lee County, would increase the capacity of a local mental health resource.

Hope Clubhouse reported $330,000 raised in its first capital campaign, with no fundraising target or prior campaign total provided for comparison. The total is being applied to a planned building expansion and renovation, though the source does not specify the full project cost or how the funds will be divided.

The players

Hope Clubhouse of Southwest Florida

A community-based nonprofit in Fort Myers that supports adults living with mental illness through a recovery model in which members work alongside staff in business, culinary, horticulture and education and employment units.

King Family Foundation

The philanthropic foundation founded by John and Kathryne King, which donated the 3602 Broadway building to Hope Clubhouse in 2010 and returned as Title Sponsor of the 2026 luncheon.

Lee County

The Florida county government that is partnering with Hope Clubhouse on the expansion and renovation of the 3602 Broadway building.

The details

Hope Clubhouse, which follows the Clubhouse International model, held its 2026 Faces of Hope Luncheon at Broadway Palm Dinner Theatre. The King Family Foundation returned as Title Sponsor, and the organization is moving forward with Lee County on expansion and renovation of the 3602 Broadway building, which John and Kathryne King donated in 2010.

2010: John and Kathryne King donated the 3602 Broadway building through the King Family Foundation.
2026: 66 members rang the Clubhouse bell for new jobs.
November 16, 2026: The Faces of Hope Luncheon was held, selling out with 210 attendees.
Early April 2027: Hope Clubhouse targets a full building upgrade with increased capacity and a grand reopening.

Philanthropy Model

Hope Clubhouse operates under the Clubhouse International model, in which members and staff work together in peer-based units rather than in a traditional clinical setting. The capital campaign extends that model by expanding the physical space available to its members in Fort Myers.

Members of Hope Clubhouse will continue attending the program while the building is renovated, and the expanded facility is projected to increase capacity by early April 2027. Residents of Fort Myers who want to support the work can look to the organization's ongoing fundraising for the project.

The takeaway

Community-based recovery programs depend on physical space and sustained donor support, and the Hope Clubhouse campaign shows how a donated building can become a platform for expansion. Readers interested in mental health services in Southwest Florida can follow local nonprofit fundraising to see how such programs grow.

What happens next

Hope Clubhouse is targeting early April 2027 for a full building upgrade and grand reopening of the renovated facility, and it will remain open to members throughout the project.