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Part of New $1 Million Annual Fund Supporting Workforce Development, Arts and Culture and Affordable Housing
Seattle, Wash. (October 1, 2019) U.S. Bank recently gifted Pioneer Human Services a $50,000 Community Possible grant to support more than 100 individuals participating in the organization’s Roadmap to Success job-readiness training program. The grant is part of...
“I spent over half of my life in prison and I am NEVER going back. I have worked hard and built my new life with the love and support from my wife and friends, my faith and the tools Pioneer provided. If I can do it, others can too.”
After the death of Dudley’s mother, he lost the love and support every child needs at six years old. He was left with a father that couldn...
Spokane, Washington — September 10, 2019 — Pioneer Human Services announced it was awarded a grant for $84,300 from Providence Health Care to provide an integrated approach to housing, behavioral health, and medical services at the Carlyle in Spokane. This program aligns with the increasing recognition in healthcare research that up to 60% of a person’s health is connected...
I was not an easy kid. Rules and curfews were made to be broken in my mind so I caused a lot of grief and worry for my mom and really butted heads with my stepdad. By the age of 13 years old, I was always running away from home and I dropped out of school in the eighth grade. When I was 15, I moved in with my 21 year old boyfriend and was drinking, smoking weed, hiding and on the run from my parents. That was a rough time...
Story by Fred Peterson
Excerpted from the Spokane County Detention Services Community Corrections Newsletter
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Michael came to Geiger Corrections Center’s Intensive Out-Patient (IOP) treatment program...
Our housing programs across the state of Washington provide support and stability for individuals and families searching for a place to call home. Often times, landlords refuse housing to people with past criminal convictions or those in recovery from substance use disorders, preventing them from having the stability of a secure roof over their head – something many of us take for granted. Our transitional and...
One of our employees at Pioneer Center East in Spokane shared her personal journey through incarceration and addiction into becoming an active volunteer and advocate for the rights of formerly incarcerated individuals.
Megan was born and raised in Spokane, Washington and has lived-experience involving incarceration and the criminal justice system reaching back to 1993. Her journey to prison began...
You make choices when you’re young that can really affect the rest of your life – but you have no clue at the time. I came from a good family but my parents divorced when I was six and I became a latch key kid. I chose a tough crowd to hang-out with and at 12 years old I was already smoking weed and getting into trouble. As I got into my late teens, the drugs got more serious, as did my involvement in using and...
We were so fortunate to have Steve, a devoted employee, working with us for 23 years before he retired! He was a leader and mentor on Pioneer Industries' manufacturing plant floors to so many of our employees that were building a new life after incarceration. Many employees that worked with Steve at Pioneer Industries expressed their respect and gratitude for him because of his mentoring skills, compassion...