Friends of Youth opens new office in North Bend, celebrates with ribbon cutting Friday

June 5, 2017 8:18 am
Cutting the ribbon on the new North Bend office of Friends of Youth are, from left: Gena Palm, Director of Youth and Family Services, Friends of Youth; King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert; Bill Savoy, Board Chair, Friends of Youth; Terry Pottmeyer, CEO, Friends of Youth; Congressman Dave Reichert; Ken Hearing, Mayor of North Bend; Jennifer Larson, SanMar; and Matt Larson, Mayor of Snoqualmie. Courtesy Photo
Cutting the ribbon on the new North Bend office of Friends of Youth are, from left: Gena Palm, Director of Youth and Family Services, Friends of Youth; King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert; Bill Savoy, Board Chair, Friends of Youth; Terry Pottmeyer, CEO, Friends of Youth; Congressman Dave Reichert; Ken Hearing, Mayor of North Bend; Jennifer Larson, SanMar; and Matt Larson, Mayor of Snoqualmie. Courtesy Photo

Friends of Youth celebrated the opening of the organization’s new North Bend office with a ribbon cutting, attended by state and local elected officials on Friday.

U.S. 8th District Representative Dave Reichert, King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, North Bend Mayor Ken Hearing and Snoqualmie Mayor Matt Larson all spoke at the event.

Friends of Youth has had an office in the Snoqualmie Valley since 1988. The current office, in downtown Snoqualmie, can no longer accommodate the number of children, youth & families in need of services. The new office has additional space for the agency’s mental health and substance abuse counseling services, home visiting services for young families and support for young people experiencing homelessness.

Learn more about Friends of Youth at www.friendsofyouth.org.

Members of the Friends of Youth street outreach team post with the organization’s outreach car, nicknamed “Blueberry.” Courtesy Photo

Members of the Friends of Youth street outreach team post with the organization’s outreach car, nicknamed “Blueberry.” Courtesy Photo