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We were asked recently, “How did a man who served time in jail, and struggled with substance abuse and mental health issues, become a civic-minded college graduate that is now an employee at a major corporation working his way up to his dream job?” The answer is that he worked hard and received the services he needed upon his release to include safe and affordable housing.
Securing affordable...
Rachel’s story is an example of the positive impact that treatment and counseling services can have on an individual when community partners work together.
Most of Pioneer’s housing residents are struggling with more than just the need for affordable housing options. Rachel moved into the Pioneer Transition House from a higher-level mental health treatment facility. The Transition House is...
Pioneer Human Services will be operating the new Snohomish County Diversion Center in Everett, WA to help treat the opioid crisis.
Snohomish County deputies are partnering with social workers to proactively approach individuals who are addicted to drugs and living on the streets to get them into treatment before they end up in jail...or worse.
There was only...
Pioneer Industries was awarded the Employer of the Year Award from the Seattle Jobs Initiative (SJI) at their annual community event on November 2, 2017. Pioneer's board of directors' secretary, Dick Zais, accepted the award.
The Employer of the Year award goes to an employer who is involved with SJI’s program through hosting interns, hiring graduates, providing...
Spokane Public Library and Pioneer Human Services are hosting a FREE screening and panel discussion of Beyond the Wall, a documentary that follows individuals after their release from incarceration. All Pioneer Spokane employees are invited to...
Both King 5 TV and the Tacoma News Tribune featured a story on Pioneer to end the year right! Employees from Pioneer Industries - Plant 2, Toalei Mulitauaopele and Lynette Malo, talked about the importance of a company hiring a formerly incarcerated individual to give him/her a second chance and an avenue to prove themselves.
Watch the TV clip on King 5 News...
Within a year of its inception, the impact of a new King County program aimed at reducing further involvement in the juvenile justice system is unprecedented: Compared to the same nine-month period last year, juvenile domestic violence case filings have dropped 62 percent. Pioneer is proud to be a partner in the Seattle program.
Families and youth who have used the FIRS center and counseling services have expressed...
We celebrated our annual Change Maker Lunch with Shaka Senghor as our keynote speaker on September 29, 2016. The event was attended by Pioneer board members, partner organizations, community leaders and political figures in Washington State.
The luncheon gave Pioneer the opportunity to applaud our partners and share our social mission with the community. Shaka Senghor, a leading...
Pioneer is honoring National Reentry Week by engaging in many activities including sharing success stories, speaking at local events and writing columns on reentry for the media. Our VP of treatment and Reentry, Steve Woolworth, shared two columns with the Tacoma News Tribune and the...
Seattle Times
By Jerry Large
Pioneer wants to make some noise in favor of progress after prison.
The core mission is helping people who’ve been incarcerated thrive once they are free. “Social acceptance is one of the biggest challenges we face,” Lee said this week. Pioneer has had decades of success getting clients into jobs, but it remains a challenge because of employer resistance to...