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It is no secret that this country was built on white supremacy and racial oppression. The murders over the past few weeks of unarmed African Americans is not new. It started 400 years ago with the arrival of the first slave ships in Port Comfort, Virginia, took on a new shape through the Jim Crow era, and persists to this day. And that violence is particularly prevalent in every aspect of the criminal justice system – from...
Pioneer staff believe in working together across programs to provide a continuum of care that guides and assists clients over time through a comprehensive array of behavioral health, housing and supportive services spanning all levels of intensity of care. Adam is a client that Pioneer employees worked together with to ensure he received the services needed every step of the way on his path to recovery from a history of...
The Spokane County Detention Services Community Corrections Newsletter included a story on the success of Pioneer Human Services' Intensive Outpatient (IOP) treatment program in the Geiger Corrections Center. They shared the story of Heather, one of the client's that really connected with Linda Gurtner, Pioneer's substance use disorder professional that leads the IOP program in the jail.
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Trinetta Thompkins (pictured on the right) is an employment specialist/Moral Reconation Therapy (MRT) facilitator who works with residents at Pioneer Fellowship House, a residential reentry center in Seattle. She shared Michael’s story with us.
Residential Reentry
Pioneer Human Services operates the four federal residential reentry centers in the state of Washington. The...
Ashley Joslyn is a social services manager at Pioneer Counseling - Emerson Clinic in Spokane. She was very proud to share a story about Robert, a formerly homeless man, that her team slowly built a trust with to assist him in rebuilding his life. The team encouraged Robert to engage in Pioneer's residential and outpatient treatment programs and accept their assistance with needed support services....
Harold graduated from our Roadmap to Success job-readiness program and Manufacturing Academy while he was participating in a drug court program. For over five years, he has worked at Pioneer Industries and he is one of our employees currently participating in the two-year sheet metal apprenticeship through the Aerospace Joint Apprenticeship Committee (AJAC). It was Harold’s goal to get into the apprenticeship program...
Pioneer Counseling - Emerson Clinic currently provides intensive outpatient services to individuals who are in the pre-conviction Spokane County Therapeutic Drug Court program, or on federal probation. Clients that attend the program have a felony linked to substance use and many have mental health conditions.
The clinic provides assessments and intensive outpatient treatment to approximately...
Robin shares her journey of addiction, drug court, securing stable housing and building back relationships.
“Pioneer made it reachable to maintain a real life, to have family and to start to love myself.”
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Robin can personally vouch for how much the right support matters. She is one of the most engaged residents in...
Will was referred to the Spokane Residential Reentry Center (SRRC) that Pioneer Human Services operates. Through a contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Pioneer operates all four federal residential reentry centers in Washington state that 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...
Stephen was provided housing in one of Pioneer Human Services’ programs that serves individuals participating in the King County Adult Drug Diversion Court. He shared, “I had been using drugs since I was eleven years old- and I’m almost 40 now.”
Hitting Rock Bottom
Before moving into Pioneer housing, Stephen had been living on the streets for three years and hit rock bottom. He was...