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Pioneer Human Services operates the Whatcom Community Detox Center in Bellingham, Washington and added a weekend mindfullness training for all clients and staff. The center provides a monitored setting for the safe withdrawal from alcohol and other drugs. The detoxification is provided in a sub-acute (non-medical) unit where intensive medical monitoring is not required. In addition to stabilization and safety, the goal of...
Pioneer is participating in GiveBIG on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. This one day giving campaign supports the work of Washington nonprofits and promotes philanthropy in the Northwest. Donations made to Pioneer during GiveBIG will support Pioneer’s client services.
Individuals reentering society after incarceration are striving to begin a new life, yet many barriers block their path to success. ...
Jessica was sent to Pioneer’s Spokane Residential Reentry Center (SRRC) to serve out the remainder of her federal prison sentence. Pioneer operates all four of the federal residential reentry centers in Washington state. The reentry programs serve as a bridge from incarceration to life in the community. Our reentry centers help formerly incarcerated individuals with a successful transition through an array of services...
After many years of feeling shame and embarrassment over her past arrests, Sarah landed at our Roadmap to Success job-readiness training program and learned to move beyond her past and build her life back up.
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Everyone makes mistakes, but no one should have to carry them around for the rest of their lives. That was...
Thanks to a grant from Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF), Pioneer Human Services will be able to train additional employees at Pioneer Industries.
Pioneer was named one of REDF’s 2018-2019 Strategic Grantees, a cohort of twelve employment-focused social enterprises that provide paying jobs and wraparound services to men and women striving to overcome employment barriers and build a better life....
Our employment specialist, Joseph Parham, works at our Spokane Residential Reentry Center and shared his journey with us from addiction - to incarceration - to reentry and ministry services - to Pioneer. We are so grateful to have him as part of the Pioneer family!
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It is a joy to be able to work...
We are very lucky to have Lauren as part of the Pioneer Human Services family. She is a dedicated and passionate employee who goes the extra mile daily for the clients we serve at Pioneer Center East (PCE). Located in Spokane, PCE is a 53-bed residential program that provides semi-secure, sub-acute detox service and intensive inpatient treatment for people who battle chronic substance use disorder.
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Thanks to Julia, a resident monitor at the Snohomish County Diversion Center in Everett that Pioneer operates, who shared her story of recovery and success.
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It is really amazing that I ended up working at the Snohomish County Diversion Center in Everett. I am now serving individuals who are raw,...
Three students from our Roadmap to Success job-readiness training program discuss their experience in the program and what they feel were the most important benefits. Students attend the three-week course every day Monday through Friday for approximately 100 hours total. Individuals learn the needed skills to find and retain employment. The course focuses on overcoming barriers to employment...
“Pioneer is about giving second chances to people – and sometimes giving third and fourth chances because not everyone can get it right the first time. It is not easy to erase a lifetime of bad choices and a negative mindset. It was really amazing to be accepted – instead of judged. ” Ben
Ben works as a material handler for our aerospace cargo liner division at Pioneer...