by nsackman | Oct 22, 2021 | Services & Programs
By Treva Lind treval@spokesman.com (509) 459-5439 While continuing a youth focus, a longtime Spokane facility took steps in 2020 to expand care for a wider community. Now as Excelsior Wellness, those steps are drawing more people for outpatient health and educational...
by nsackman | Feb 16, 2021 | Development, Services & Programs
December 13, 2018 Spokane Public Schools and the Spokane Public Library are partnering to offer refurbished laptop computers that SPS students can check out from their local library. The program is in its infancy, with only 26 laptops checked out to Rogers High School...
by nsackman | Feb 16, 2021 | Services & Programs
February 05, 2020 Inland Northwest Behavioral Health held a ribbon-cutting Tuesday for a new inpatient adolescent unit for teens experiencing mental health emergencies. The 25-bed unit on West Fifth Avenue and Browne Street is set to open in mid-February. It will...
by nsackman | Feb 16, 2021 | Health and Wellness, Services & Programs
December 14, 2018 SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — It took months of planning and countless hours of work but the students at the Excelsior Youth Center have a new life skills room. The room hadn’t been remodeled in 36 years. Now it’s got an updated look to better...
by nsackman | Feb 16, 2021 | Services & Programs
January 23, 2020 Last spring, Spokane Public Schools took a leap. As Eagle Peak — a school for students with behavior issues — faced criticism for the way it disciplined kids, the school district decided to end the behavioral health program there. The plan was to...
by nsackman | Apr 27, 2020 | Jobs & Careers, Services & Programs
Samantha Quackenbush, care coordinator for Excelsior Wellness Center, is photographed in front on their new building in Spokane on Wednesday. She was an integral part of their switch to 24/7 care in response to demands of COVID-19. (Kathy Plonka / The...
