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Jay Dan Gumm, host of the podcast, Background Check, and founder of Forgiven Felons, hosted Karen Lee, Pioneer's CEO on his podcast. Listen HERE!
They have a great discussion on criminal justice, the need for reentry services,...

Read Lana's story of how she worked hard to turn her life around HERE.
Today, Lana is our kitchen manager at Central Food Services in Tacoma and manages the on-site cooking staff for Harrison House, a senior housing facility in Kent. She oversees the day-to-day operations in the...

Listen to Pioneer Human Services' CEO, Karen Lee, being interviewed by Andrew Wang from Runnymede Capital on his podcast, "Inspired Money."
They discuss the monumental challenges that people released from prison face and how to...
Pioneer Industries is proud to announce that it has received a 2013 Boeing Performance Excellence Award. The Boeing Company issues the award annually to recognize suppliers who have achieved superior performance.
Pioneer Industries maintained a Silver composite performance rating for each month of the 12-month performance period, from Oct. 1, 2012, to Sept. 30, 2013.
This year, Boeing recognized 582 suppliers...

Shawn Prickett
Shawn Pricket works as a certified peer specialist at Pioneer Center North (PCN), a residential treatment program. PCN uses evidence-based programming to work with individuals that are struggling with substance use disorders and chronic behavioral health issues. Shawn now uses his lived-experience, and passion to help others in his daily work. We thank Shawn for sharing his...

Pioneer Human Services was included in a PBS News Hour story on mass incarceration and the billions spent on incarcerating people, as compared to the minimal dollars spent on reentr services once they are released. Our CEO, Karen Lee, commented on many facets of the injustice. Read the entire story...
Pioneer Human Services is very excited to have been selected as one of the 13 social enterprise's in REDF's new cohort for their Growth Portfolio.
"SAN FRANCISCO (March 30, 2021) —Reflecting a strong commitment to diversity and inclusion, Roberts Enterprise Development Fund (REDF) announced $3.9M in grant funding for its inaugural Growth Portfolio comprised of thirteen employment-focused social...

Our CEO, Karen Lee, was a guest on the GoodMakers podcast hosted by Dale Wilkinson and presented by Goodgigs. Listen HERE.
The podcast host asks if you, or someone you know, has had an interaction with the...

Listen to a short podcast with Tony Loyd, host of the podcast Social Entrepreneur, and our CEO, Karen Lee HERE. They discuss Pioneer's social services programs and businesses, and what it means to be a nonprofit social enterprise and a provider of second chances for individuals...

The Snohomish Youth Residential Homes that Pioneer operates are comprised of three residential homes that serve boys between the ages of 13 to 18 years-old who are struggling with severe emotional, behavioral and/or psychiatric problems. Our Cypress House program supervisor, Kendyll Kinnard, shared a story about MC who entered Cypress after being removed from a foster placement due to extreme behaviors. ...