Thanks to everyone who attended THS’ 2024 Winter Gala on the night of Wednesday, December 4.
The generosity of over 200 people who attended the gathering at Block 41 in Belltown helped us to raise $65,000. These donations help fund programs and services THS delivers to some of the most vulnerable men, women and youth in our community..
The event featured our CEO, Patricia Edmond-Quinn, who spoke about the work THS is currently doing in the community and plans for growth. Patricia highlighted our ongoing work to combat fentanyl and the opioid epidemic with Medication Assisted Treatment and our plans to expand these services in Kent and in Snohomish County.
Patricia introduced Kara Key, THS’ new Youth & Family Services Senior Program Manager, who detailed how we will be enhancing services in King and Snohomish Counties to better serve youth struggling with mental health and substance use challenges.
Sharon Lee, CEO of the Low Income Housing Institute (LIHI), spoke about our successful collaboration which provides onsite behavioral health services to residents of tiny home villages operated by LIHI in the greater Seattle area.
Patricia announced a new way that THS will be taking Medication Assisted Treatment services to people “where they are at” in the community – the Layne Staley Mobile Medical Unit. Named after the lead singer of “Alice in Chains,” Layne struggled for years with opioid addiction. Since his death in 2002, fans from around the world have made donations to the Layne Staley Memorial Fund. Recently, members of Layne’s family agreed that monies from the Fund could help subsidize a portion of the cost of the mobile medical unit. Layne’s parents Phil Staley and Nancy McCallum joined Patricia on the podium to help her make this announcement. Monica Grashuis from Mission Mobile Medical (the manufacturer of the mobile unit) spoke about benefits that these vehicles provide to communities impacted by fentanyl and other opioids.
A highlight of the evening was a video presenting the amazing story of a participant in our Pregnant & Parenting Women’s Program. Arden James, THS’ Pregnant & Parenting Women Program Manager, spoke about the amazing recovery and resilience of this young woman.
The event ended with a spirited Raise The Paddle which allowed guests to generously support existing programs and services, as well as plans to grow to meet the unprecedented demand for community behavioral health services in our region.
Our thanks to all who supported the event by attending and making a donation.
If you weren’t able to attend, but would still like to support THS, you can make a one-time or recurring donation via the THS Donation Page: https://ths-wa.org/donate/
