For 40 years, Threshold has quietly operated as one of Durham’s most impactful, and least known, community resources, offering adults living with severe mental illness a place to work, learn and belong.
Inside the Angus Barn, one of the program’s longtime employment partners, 46yearold Kevin Talley moves with purpose as he polishes the wooden bar or buffs the foot rail in the Turkey Lounge.
“Honestly, it’s the best job I’ve ever had, and I’ve worked a lot of jobs,” he said. Talley, who lives with schizophrenia, says meeting new people is his favorite part of the work. His diagnosis, he adds, doesn’t limit his ability to succeed…