Youth & Young Adults
Please note - in an effort to limit the risk of exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19), visitors are NOT being accepted at any of our youth & young adult programs in western Washington until further notice.
Pioneer serves youth, young adults and families in crisis. We serve youth awaiting federal immigration hearings, and a diversion program for youth involved in domestic violence. Our goal is to preserve families, if it is safe for the youth, and provide the tools and skills needed to prevent youth from entering the judicial system or from returning to it.
Programs/services
- Individual intake and assessment services
- Access to routine and emergency medical care
- Mental health care
- Education and recreation
- Classes on decision making and future planning skills
- Individual and group counseling
- Access to legal, religious and other social services
- Educational assessment for future placements
- Transition into community life
The Selma R. Carson Home (SRCH) is a 20-bed facility that serves undocumented and unaccompanied boys between the ages of 13 and 17 who are in the United States, and are, or will be, going through immigration proceedings. The youth have been apprehended by state or federal law enforcement and come from all across the country. The SRCH works with the federal Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children & Families, and the Office of Refugee Resettlement to assist in family reunification efforts.
Who is eligible
This program serves boys between the ages of 12 and 17 who are in the country illegally.
How to apply
Youth are referred by the Division of Unaccompanied Children Services, within the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement.
Information for family members
For information about visitation, telephone calls, sending mail to residents, or any other questions, please call the program manager at 253-922-7005.
USDA Nondiscrimination Statement
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Read more on the USDA website HERE
Who is eligible
This program serves both boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 17 who get arrested for DV3, DV4, and Assault 4.
Information for family members
For information about visitation, telephone calls, sending mail to residents, or any other questions, please call the program manager at 206-744-7373.
Family Intervention and Restorative Services (FIRS) is a non-secure 24/7 receiving facility with seven beds at the King County Youth Detention Center that eliminates the need for detention bookings on the majority of family violence cases. The program allows flexibility for families to receive respite services that are not tied to the criminal justice system and will greatly reduce formal charging.
The Step-Up team (Juvenile Probation Counselors and Social Workers) work with the families and youth resident in the center to determine when the resident will be eligible to go home and what services the family may need to continue a safe environment for the whole family. Residents in the center work with staff on coping skills, stress management, anger management and alternative communication styles.
Groups/services
- Coping skills
- Stress management
- Anger management
- Alternative communication styles
- Individual intake and assessment services
- Meetings with social worker or juvenile probation counselor
- Access to legal, religious and other social services
- Transition into community life
- Alternative shelters (Youth Care, Spruce Street and Friends of Youth.)