Thank you to all who joined us at our ninth annual Roots of Recovery: A New Chapter of Care! We couldn’t be more thankful for the supporters like you who made this night happen. You can relive the magic in the video below.
More than 380 attendees joined together at Seattle Convention Center’s Summit to celebrate a new chapter of care—for ETS, for our participants, and beyond. Through the generosity of our attendees, we raised a remarkable $295,786 for recovery. Thank you, ETS community!
A New Chapter of Care
Our participants write their own stories, and each person’s point of view and recovery experience is different. Through their stories, our participants make one theme perfectly clear: recovery is possible.
We’ve seen our fair share of plot twists in more than five decades of service. Our story is ever-changing as we adapt to the needs of our community. With the unwavering support of people like you, we’re writing our next chapter of care to better serve our participants throughout western Washington.
CEO Steve Woolworth shared an update on our Health and Recovery Campus, one that will allow us to serve more people with the depth and continuity of care they deserve.
“Phase one of our Health and Recovery Campus will include the construction of an eight-window dispensary where we can increase the number of nurses to serve participants efficiently and effectively. And finally phase one will include an entire floor dedicated to the work of our care team, consisting of medical providers and case managers. Our care teams and the physical care pods designed to house them will expand greatly after the completion of phase two in the second building on the campus which you see here pictured on the screen. This building will also house the satellite primary care clinic operated by physicians from Harborview and it’s where we will expand our model of mental health care and primary care in one location to better serve participants.”
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson joined us to deliver remarks.
“Evergreen Treatment Services is a key partner in addressing the intertwined crisis of homelessness and behavioral health that we see on our streets every day.
Your work is not abstract. It meets people exactly where they are. Often in moments of crisis and offers a path forward, grounded in dignity and compassion. As our city continues to increase our investments in shelter and stabilization, it becomes even more critical that organizations like ETS are fully integrated into our care models. Because this work has never been just about providing a bed for the night. It’s about healing. It’s about recovery. And it’s about creating the conditions for people to rebuild their lives with real support behind them.”
We’re grateful for Mayor Wilson’s belief in our mission, and her hard work to make Seattle home for anyone who chooses to live here.
We debuted our newest video about ETS’s work bringing behavioral health and medical care together under one roof in partnership with Harborview Medical Center. The body and the mind don’t heal separately, and care should reflect this connection. Watch the video below featuring ETS participant Casey.
Evergreen Community Partner Award
This year, we had the honor of presenting Judith Tsui with the Evergreen Community Partner Award. Judith helped form and strengthen ETS’s connection with Harborview Medical Center and contributed to establishing the Harborview satellite primary care clinic within ETS’s Seattle Clinic a decade ago. Judith’s partnership has been instrumental in helping ETS expand to meet participants’ needs. Thank you, Judith!
30 Years of REACH
In 1996, ETS launched the REACH program—an innovative, street-based model of outreach that brought services directly into the neighborhoods where people needed them. Thirty years later, REACH serves over 8,000 people each year throughout the greater Seattle area by helping to navigate the complex system of social services. REACH Vice Presidents Kelley Craig and Chloe Gale sat down to celebrate this major milestone and share their hopes for the next 30 years.
Our current REACH directors also shared a few words about the leadership of Kelley and Chloe, who have shaped REACH into what it is today.
150 Years of Service
One chapter begins at the close of another. After a combined 150 years of service to ETS, we bid farewell to four longtime ETS employees: Kelley Craig, Sue Bailey, Carol Davidson, and Dr. Paul Grekin. We thank them for their unwavering dedication to our mission and wish them all the best in retirement.
ETS’s second-ever executive director, Ron Jackson, shared a few words about our retirees below.
Your Support
The evening culminated in a lively paddle raise, but not before an intense dessert dash where each table competed for their treat of choice. The good news: every dessert was worth fighting for!
Thank you for showing up in support of compassionate, evidence-informed recovery services. With the rise of fentanyl, an increasing affordability crisis, and funding challenges, your belief in our mission is lifechanging. Our participants are not alone as they share their own stories, and it is together that we will continue turning the tide of recovery.
It’s not too late to give.
Help support ETS and the people we serve by donating online or sending checks to:
Evergreen Treatment Services, Attn: Development
1737 Airport Way S 130C,
Seattle, WA 98134
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