Not Another Child

Located in Seattle, Ryther Child Center provides care and assistance services. It offers its services to children and youth experiencing difficulties, including neglect, mental illness, emotional, physical, and sexual and chemical abuse. It offers various program services, such as therapeutic family care, acute stabilization, nest cottage and cottage residential programs. It provides interim care, counseling and therapy, including assessment, stabilization and treatment to address emotional and behavioral issues. Its adolescent chemical dependency treatment provides abuse and addiction services, which include counseling, detoxification and rehabilitative treatment. It also offers outpatient substance abuse and addiction services. Ryther Child Center is accredited by the Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children and is a member agency of the Child Welfare League of America, American Association of Children s Residential Centers and United Way of King County.

HistoryIn 1989, Northwest's Child became established as a non profit agency and in 1991 the doors to the first-of-its-kind extended day program for school aged children & teens with severe/profound developmental and physical disabilities had begun. This agency was created out of a very real gap in services for our most vulnerable and at-risk children in our community. It would be the first licensed agency in Western Washington to serve children well beyond the typical after-school age of 12, and continue well into early adulthood.SpecialtiesNorthwest's Child provides a safe nurturing place for children, teens and adults with moderate to severe special needs. For our school aged clients our program is a valuable extension to each student's school day and increases their chances at mastering the many goals they strive to achieve. For our adult clients, our program takes the place of school with an emphasis on life skills, community interactionand building relationships with peers. Our program encourages vocational, social, and educational growth in a variety of ways, including volunteer opportunities, field trips, and working with individual education plans. Our clients are continually learning, building friendships and gaining a stronger sense of community.