Client Stories
- Clients get out and enjoy the Evergreen State Fair!The annual Evergreen State Fair is a highly anticipated event at Alpha. Our Community Projects team organizes a day for Alpha to attend each year, this years date was on September 1st. It was a busy day with lots to… Read more: Clients get out and enjoy the Evergreen State Fair!
- Get to know Alpha’s Spokane Branch!Over the summer, our Spokane Branch held its first annual Happy Hour and Hoops event. It was a great evening for the community to come together and get to know Alpha in Spokane. Take a moment to watch the video… Read more: Get to know Alpha’s Spokane Branch!
- Night to ShineIn March, nine West Branch clients enjoyed an amazing prom-like experience at the City Hill Church Northore’s “A Night to Shine.” The night began with family members and staff being ushered downstairs, away from the clients, for their own night… Read more: Night to Shine
- The Starry Night PromEvery year the Shoreline School District hosts the “The Starry Night Prom” for students who in their special education programs. Amy was invited this year and made the most out of it! Amy spent a day shopping with her staff… Read more: The Starry Night Prom
- Achieving GoalsKerri is a strong self-advocate. Last year she set two goals – to have an operation to improve her vision, and to explore her community independently. She met both goals with great success! Her vision is now much improved and… Read more: Achieving Goals
- Appreciating DiversityThomas loves to know where his staff are originally from. His mother told me about this interest. Then she hatched an idea: “maybe Thomas could track where his staff come from on a map of the world”. I immediately wanted… Read more: Appreciating Diversity
- Staying Active: Hiking Club with KyleThe residents from Olympic and Salish Houses love to stay active. Accompanied by Program Coordinator Kyle, the Housemates enjoy going hiking in many place around the Puget Sound area. Dominic, Drew, and Rashid have hiked around Mt. Baker, Heather Lake,… Read more: Staying Active: Hiking Club with Kyle
- Work Hard. Play Hard!Kerri loves to have fun and stay active. She works at Ross, and last year she earned herself full time hours by proving herself to be a hardworking and valuable employee. Kerri saved up for her dream trip to Disneyland… Read more: Work Hard. Play Hard!
- Down on the Farm: Clients take on organic farming at Oxbow FarmsAlpha clients have had an active planting season at Oxbow Farm in Carnation. This spring Alpha clients and a volunteer began gardening at Oxbow Farm in a plot dedicated to Alpha clients. Gardening at Oxbow Farm is one of the… Read more: Down on the Farm: Clients take on organic farming at Oxbow Farms
- Art for a Happy LifeThree and a half years ago, Alpha staff wanted to give clients a creative and fun activity to do each week, called Art Club, but where to have it? Laura Hoag, a Direct Support Professional at Alpha, found the perfect… Read more: Art for a Happy Life