On Friday, March 25, members of the Spokane community gathered together to celebrate the grand opening of the NATIVE Project’s new Children and Youth Services Center.
Located in the West Central Neighborhood, the NATIVE Project has been providing services to the Native American community of Spokane, which is made up of members of over 300 tribes, since 1989. Today, the organization is registered as a Federally Qualified Health Center and Urban Indian Health Clinic, providing health and human services to both Native and non-Native community members.
The opening ceremony took place in the Cullooyah Center Circle of the new building and was led by NATIVE Project CEO Toni Lodge, a member of the Turtle Mountain Chippewa Tribe. It served as a thank you to the Spokane community for their support and donations. Together, $11 million was raised to build the four-story, 15,000-square-foot building that will serve the growing community of at-risk youth in Spokane with wellness, behavioral health and medical services…