For immediate release April 26, 2023 

Contact: Jessica Pieros 

Marketing & Development Coordinator 

jpieros@daybreakyouthservices.org  

509.444.7033 x 2002

Daybreak Youth Services Brings Royal Treatment to Spokane with The Royal Closet 

Spokane, WA – Daybreak Youth Services is proud to host The Royal Closet, a life enrichment program aimed at making every person in the Spokane community feel like royalty at prom and other special events. Through The Royal Closet, Daybreak Youth Services provides high-quality formal wear for all ages, with hundreds of dresses and additional formal wear to choose from.  

 As a local non-profit organization, Daybreak Youth Services is committed to supporting youth in Washington state in meaningful ways. The Royal Closet is just one of the many programs offered by the organization to help enrich the lives of individuals and families in the area. 

Recently, Daybreak Youth Services had the pleasure of welcoming students from On Track Academy to The Royal Closet to receive dresses for their upcoming prom. Over 30 students visited the program and were able to find beautiful formal wear to make their special night even more memorable. 

“It’s been a thrill to work with Royal Closet to outfit On Track Academy students for Prom,” says On Track Academy volunteer Hilary Kozel. “Everyone deserves to feel special and look their best for such events. Royal Closet is a critical service for Spokane’s youth in providing formal wear for special occasions. This process is more than a fancy dress or suit; it’s an opportunity for youth to be the best versions of themselves.” 

Rogers High School teacher, Caitlyn Garpestad Rouse adds, “I have been connecting kids to the Royal Closet for years now and every year I am overwhelmed with gratitude for this organization and the people who run it. They always go above and beyond for my students to make sure they feel welcome and important; paying attention to each of them and ensuring that they all find the formal wear of their prom dreams! I genuinely love the excitement of my students when they find something that works for them, whether it’s a dress, a suit, or anything in between!” 

The Royal Closet is open by appointment only, and interested parties can contact Daybreak Youth Services to schedule a visit. Formal wear is free of charge for those aged 18 and under or by donation for those aged 18 and older. 

For more information on Daybreak Youth Services and The Royal Closet, visit their website at https://daybreakyouthservices.org/royalcloset/. 

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The Royal Closet is a Life Enrichment Program hosted by Daybreak Youth Services. Their goal is to make every person in our community feel like royalty at Prom and for once-in-a-life-time events by providing high-quality formal wear for all! Daybreak Youth Services is Washington State’s largest youth Medicaid residential treatment provider and has been serving at risk youth for 45 years. Daybreak has pioneered an innovative trauma-focused treatment model to assist youth on their journey from complex mental health and substance use disorders to recovery.   

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Daybreak Youth Services, a nonprofit provider of adolescent addiction and mental health treatment services in Washington state, raised more than $125,000 during its annual fundraising gala for Spokane this month at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino.

Nearly 300 people attended the 1970s-themed “Disco for Daybreak” on Friday, May 4. Proceeds from the event will support the mission of Daybreak Youth Services, to promote involved, healthy communities by offering hope and recovery solutions to youth and their families struggling with addiction, trauma and mental health issues.

“Thanks to our generous donors, sponsors and community partners, we’re now in a position to grow our life-enriching Paths to Prosperity program in Spokane, which connects the teens at Daybreak to an array of recreational and vocational activities and helps them develop a love for clean and sober living,” said Annette Klinefelter, CEO of Daybreak Youth Services. “Additionally, we’ll be able to bring much-needed computer supplies to the Daybreak school, strengthen our scholarship program, and build a sensory room to assist clients during their healing journey.”

Disco for Daybreak was sponsored by the following individuals and organizations:

The Bergquist Foundation; Coplin Family Fund; Kalispel Tribe; Northern Quest Resort and Casino; Dr. Neil & Dawn Warroll; Scott & Vicki Jones; Julia Klaue Preston Foundation; The Emerging Leaders Society, Young Lawyers Division; Spokane Young Professionals; Star Financial; US Bank; Spokane Federal Credit Union; Carl Griffin & Chancellor Christine Johnson; Northwest Farm Credit Services; Columbia Surgical; Hart Capital Management; Meridian Construction; BDO USA, LLC; Washington Trust Bank; Cravens Coffee; Great Floors; Itron; La Rive Luxury Day Spa; Project Beauty Share; and Evco Sound & Electronics.

Video: Watch the Disco for Daybreak event video at https://youtu.be/FaZR6FsJcGo.

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All proceeds from the ‘70s-themed “Disco for Daybreak” will support the mission of Daybreak Youth Services, to promote involved, healthy communities by offering hope and recovery solutions to youth and their families struggling with addiction and mental health issues.

The event kicks off at 6 p.m. inside the Pavilion Ballroom at the Northern Quest Resort and Casino (100 N Hayford Rd., Airway Heights). It will feature a ‘70s-themed band, costume contest, dancing, a paddle raise and more.

Tickets are available online now. For more information, contact Sarah Spier, Daybreak’s development manager, at 509.444.7033 Ext. 2001 or sspier@daybreakyouthservices.org.

About Daybreak Youth Services

Founded in 1978 in Spokane, Daybreak Youth Services is a nonprofit provider of adolescent addiction and mental health treatment services in Washington state. With inpatient facilities in Spokane (female only) and Vancouver, the organization provides safe and secure environments where adolescents ages 12-18 can commit to their recovery while engaging in school and recreation. Daybreak also offers inpatient psychiatric evaluation & treatment services (suicide prevention unit) for teens with acute mental health issues and co-gender outpatient programming in Spokane and the Vancouver area.

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Approximately 150 people attended the Country Western-themed “Hootenanny at the Hangar” on Saturday, March 10. Proceeds from the event will help establish Daybreak’s Paths to Prosperity program at its RWC Center for Adolescent Recovery in Brush Prairie and outpatient facility in Vancouver. The program connects the clients at Daybreak to enrichment activities in the community so that they can develop a love for clean and sober living and are empowered to take the next steps in building futures for themselves.

“We launched the Paths to Prosperity program two years ago at our Spokane facility and since its implementation, our treatment completion rates and client satisfaction surveys have greatly improved,” said Annette Klinefelter, CEO of Daybreak Youth Services. “We can’t wait to bring this innovative program to Southwest Washington and we thank all of our generous donors, sponsors and community partners for helping to make that possible.”

To fully implement Paths to Prosperity in Brush Prairie and Vancouver, Daybreak will need to hire an activities coordinator, a recreation manager and have funding available for clients to travel to and attend events and recreational opportunities. Additional donations to the program can be made at www.daybreakyouthservices.org/giving/donate.

The Hootenanny at the Hangar was supported by the following local businesses: The Vancouver Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, The Columbian, Thompson Metal Fab, ilani and Kaufman Direct Mail.

Video: View Daybreak’s Paths to Prosperity campaign video at https://youtu.be/mNlYHE5Ev80

Photos: Here are a few photos from Daybreak’s 2018 fundraiser for Southwest Washington. Event festivities included line dancing, chicken “drop” bingo, hot potato, a dessert dash, paddle raise and auction. A total of $84,324 was raised. These funds will help establish Daybreak’s Paths to Prosperity program at the RWC Center for Adolescent Recovery in Brush Prairie and outpatient facility in Vancouver.

View more event photos on our Facebook page.

About Paths to Prosperity

The Paths to Prosperity program was first introduced at Daybreak’s Spokane facility in 2016. Providing clients with enrichment activities including meditation, dance therapy, art therapy, career planning, college tours, and affiliations with local churches and youth groups, the program has helped clients in Eastern Washington learn about healthy replacements for chemical dependency.

Since its implementation two years ago, treatment completion rates in Spokane have increased by 20 percent, critical incidents have decreased by 40 percent, and satisfaction surveys have improved with clients often listing Paths to Prosperity activities as a key element in their recovery process.

About Daybreak Youth Services

Daybreak Youth Services is a nonprofit provider of adolescent addiction and mental health treatment services in Washington state. With inpatient facilities near Vancouver (Brush Prairie) and Spokane, the organization provides safe and secure environments where adolescents ages 12-18 can commit to their recovery while engaging in school and recreation. Daybreak also offers inpatient psychiatric evaluation & treatment services for teens with acute mental health issues and co-gender outpatient programming in Spokane and the Vancouver area. To learn more, visit www.daybreakyouthservices.org.

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All proceeds from the Country Western-themed “Hootenanny at the Hangar” will support Daybreak’s Paths to Prosperity program in Vancouver and Brush Prairie. The program connects the clients at Daybreak to enrichment activities in the community so that they can develop a love for clean and sober living and are empowered to take the next steps in building futures for themselves.

The Hootenanny at the Hangar will kick off at 6 p.m. inside the Historic Hangar at Pearson (1115 E Fifth St., Vancouver). The event will feature a country barbecue, games, line dancing, a paddle raise and an auction. Sponsors include The Vancouver Clinic, Kaiser Permanente and The Columbian.

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Watch our fun Hootenanny event video:

About Paths to Prosperity

The Paths to Prosperity program was first introduced at Daybreak’s Spokane facility in 2016. Providing clients with enrichment activities including meditation, dance therapy, art therapy, career planning, college tours, and affiliations with local churches and youth groups, the program has helped clients in Eastern Washington learn about healthy replacements for chemical dependency.

Since its implementation two years ago, treatment completion rates in Spokane have increased by 20 percent, critical incidents have decreased by 40 percent, and satisfaction surveys have improved with clients often listing Paths to Prosperity activities as a key element in their recovery process.

About Daybreak Youth Services

Daybreak Youth Services is a nonprofit provider of adolescent addiction and mental health treatment services in Washington state. With inpatient facilities near Vancouver (Brush Prairie) and Spokane, the organization provides safe and secure environments where adolescents ages 12-18 can commit to their recovery while engaging in school and recreation. Daybreak also offers inpatient psychiatric evaluation & treatment services for teens with acute mental health issues and co-gender outpatient programming in Spokane and the Vancouver area. 

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The inaugural forum, which will be held on Wednesday, February 21 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm at Daybreak Youth Services (11910 NE 154th St., Brush Prairie, WA), will focus on Young People & Addiction: Separating fact from fiction.

The event will kick off with a presentation on the neurobiology of addiction by James Jensen, Clark College instructor and addiction counselor, followed by a panel discussion of the myths and stereotypes associated with the disease. Panelists to be announced in the coming days.

Those who attend the event will learn how effective communication can reduce the stigma of addiction, and tours of Daybreak’s new Brush Prairie facility, the RWC Center for Adolescent Recovery, will be available.

To RSVP, visit https://daybreakyouthservices.org/conversations-with-the-community.

For educators: Continuing Education Units will be available upon request.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Young People & Addiction: Separating Fact from Fiction
February 21, 2018 from 3:30 to 5:30 pm
Daybreak Youth Services, 11910 NE 154th St., Brush Prairie, WA
Cost: Free

About Daybreak Youth Services

Daybreak Youth Services is a nonprofit provider of adolescent addiction and mental health treatment services in Washington state. With inpatient facilities near Vancouver (Brush Prairie) and Spokane, the organization provides safe and secure environments where adolescents ages 12-18 can commit to their recovery while engaging in school and recreation. Daybreak also offers inpatient psychiatric evaluation & treatment services for teens with acute mental health issues and co-gender outpatient programming in Spokane and the Vancouver area. To learn more, visit www.daybreakyouthservices.org.

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Daybreak, a 501c3 nonprofit, addressed a significant service gap for youth in crisis in Southwest Washington with the opening of its 12-bed Psychiatric E&T unit at the RWC Center for Adolescent Recovery (11910 NE 154th St., Brush Prairie, WA). The service aims to improve access for teens in crisis while also providing a more cost-effective setting by diverting from higher-cost inpatient facilities.

The combination of Psychiatric E&T services with Daybreak’s existing Substance Use Disorder treatment programming is unique in Washington state and promises to further improve service, quality and cost by enabling more timely transitions of patients to the most appropriate care setting.

From Left to right: Victoria Evans, director of Healthcare Services Behavioral Health Integration (Molina); Julie Lindberg, VP Health Care Services (Molina); Annette Klinefelter, CEO of Daybreak Youth Services; Connie Mom-Chhing, Director, Fully Integrated Managed Care (CHPW); Abie Castillo, VP Provider Services and Network Development (CHPW); Keith Brown, CHPW Chief Medical Officer.

“We are thrilled to invest in this innovative solution that will improve service and access to our members in Southwest Washington, and provide a much-needed option to transition members out of inpatient facilities,” said Peter Adler, president of Molina Healthcare of Washington. “The Daybreak facility gets us one step closer to whole person care, reducing costs while also improving member care.”

“Providing care services in a setting that is appropriate to the member’s needs is integral to patient-centered whole person care, and the Daybreak facility does just that,” said Leanne Berge, CEO of Community Health Plan of Washington. “We are very pleased to be able to contribute to a solution that addresses such a critical need for our youth members in Southwest Washington.”

“Kids across the state are struggling more than ever with a variety of acute mental health needs, but a lack of Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment services for adolescents has made it tougher for those in need to get the help,” said Annette Klinefelter, Daybreak CEO. “Thanks to this collaborative investment by Molina Healthcare and Community Health Plan of Washington, kids in crisis from can come to Daybreak for stabilization and transition into a continuum of care closer to home.”

Molina and CHPW serve Medicaid beneficiaries in Southwest Washington’s Apple Health integrated managed care program.

About Daybreak Youth Services

As an innovative leader in youth substance use disorder and mental health treatment since 1978, Daybreak Youth Services helps families who are struggling with Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and mental health issues. Daybreak offers outpatient counseling to teens in Spokane, Vancouver and Brush Prairie, WA. For teens with more acute support needs, Daybreak offers residential inpatient SUD and Psychiatric Evaluation & Treatment services in Brush Prairie (all genders identities/expressions) and Spokane (female and female-identifying only). These facilities provide safe and secure environments where adolescents ages 12-18 can commit to their recovery while engaging in school and recreation.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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On Tuesday, November 21, 13 beds at Daybreak’s girls-only inpatient facility in Spokane were dedicated to Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment (E&T), providing services for acute mental health conditions including suicide ideation, major depression, psychosis, anxiety disorders, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. E&T services may also cover detox management when mental health concerns are present. This expansion of services comes just a few weeks after Daybreak opened 12 Psychiatric E&T beds at its Brush Prairie facility (located near Vancouver, WA), which serves both genders.

“Kids across the state are struggling more than ever with a variety of acute mental health needs, but long wait times at hospitals and travel pose barriers to kids getting the help they need,” said Annette Klinefelter, Daybreak CEO. “Because of these Evaluation and Treatment beds, kids will be able to get the help they need to stabilize and move on to less restrictive treatment right here in their community.”

Whenever behavioral health services aren’t available locally, patients are placed in facilities outside of the region or often won’t receive treatment at all. Daybreak is working with school counselors and hospitals from the area to ensure this new resource is properly utilized.

Non-medical providers looking to admit a patient (12-18 years old) to E&T are asked to contact their local County Crisis Line. In Spokane County, that number is 509-838-4428.

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In honor of Give More 24!, Southwest Washington’s largest day of giving on Thursday, September 21, Daybreak Youth Services, the leading nonprofit provider of adolescent substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health treatment, will be hosting public client-led tours of its new state-of-the-art RWC Center for Adolescent Recovery in Brush Prairie. Daybreak provides the best possible care to kids every day, but sometimes client treatment stays are cut short due to financial restrictions. Daybreak wants their community to know “The difference a day makes” at Daybreak.

Tours of the RWC Center for Adolescent Recovery (11910 NE 154th St., Brush Prairie, WA) will take place on September 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. Each tour includes lunch and a tour with a Daybreak client. Additional time slots may be added as needed.

Daybreak’s new 31,000-square-foot facility opened last May thanks in large part to generous support from the Clark County community. The state-of-the-art facility is the first of its kind in Washington offering: classrooms, a gym/fitness center, gender-specific residential inpatient rooms for all genders, outpatient counseling, a chapel, offices all on nine beautiful rural acres in Brush Prairie, WA. This is the first time treatment for adolescent females is available in Southwest Washington.

In total, the new facility features 43 residential treatment beds, three detox beds and 12 acute mental health evaluation and treatment (E&T) beds.

“Daybreak built the RWC Center with the needs of kids in Southwest Washington in mind. We created a beautiful space for healing and growth for all kids that need help. Unfortunately, some kids are limited in the time their insurance will allow them to spend at Daybreak. We need our community’s help to ensure every kid receives the treatment they need, regardless of their ability to pay,” said Annette Klinefelter, CEO of Daybreak.

Launched by the Community Foundation for Southwest Washington in 2014, Give More 24! is a 24-hour online fundraising event and Southwest Washington’s largest day of giving. On September 21, Daybreak will be raising money for its scholarship fund, which allows all kids to receive the treatment they need, regardless of their ability to pay.

Individuals interested in touring the new facility are asked to please reserve a time slot by contacting Tina Diluzio, Daybreak Youth Services development manager, at (360) 635-4120 ext 5005 or tdiluzo@daybreakyouthservices.org.

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