Tacoma Weekly Covers Pioneer Youth Center - J Street Open House

In November of last year, Pioneer opened a 16-bed residential youth program called Pioneer Youth Center—J Street, in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. Boys and girls from the ages of 13 to 17 years old, experiencing abuse or neglect, or have had an unsuccessful transition in the foster care system, now have a place to live where their behavior can be stabilized, their academic achievement can be realized, and their opportunity for a more permanent residential placement is increased. MORE