Keelyanne Burson, Administrator
Sunrise Community Facility
1421 East Division
Ephrata, WA 98823
(509) 754-3121
Sunrise Community Facility is located in Ephrata. The focus of Sunrise is to successfully transition youth back into the community by providing individual treatment, Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills acquisition and generalization, a variety of educational, vocational, and employment opportunities, and support for family reintegration. Youth can participate in regular educational programming both on-site and on-campus at High School. Our youth can participate in several education programs in Moses Lake, including Skills Center, Columbia Basin Technical School (CB Tech), and the Open Doors program located at Big Bend Community College (BBCC). Youth must be at least age 16 to be eligible to enroll in the CB Tech or Open Doors programs. BBCC offers college courses as well for further education opportunities. Youth will achieve their educational goals through this partnership and receive career and technical training. Youth can pursue a career in the following trades: carpentry, painting, plastering, finance, business, welding, culinary arts, CISCO Networking, and facilities maintenance. Youths can be in the community working for an employer through their work-based learning program. Youth have many opportunities to be in the community to participate in shopping, recreation, field trips, local community activities, and volunteer service. Family visits, including earning community involvement passes to go out in the local community with family and authorized leaves for home visits, are a part of Sunrise as well. Sunrise staff work with families and support others to successfully transition youth back to their community upon release.
Information for Parents, Guardians, and Family
Every youth residing at Sunrise has an assigned counselor who serves as the youth’s case manager. Counselors work with the youth to assess their needs and provide appropriate treatment. Treatment options cover various areas, including interpersonal skills training, anger replacement training, and others. Some treatment will occur during counseling sessions with the case manager, while others will occur in a specialized setting. Residents are immediately set up with local medical providers to ensure continued services and support.
Visitation
Visitation is scheduled in advance by calling the facility before the visit. Most visitation occurs on weekends; however, weekday visiting is available upon request.
Future and Transition
Parents, guardians, and family members are invited to be present for all Future Planning Meetings and are considered part of the team that builds the future transition plan for their youth. The goal of future planning is to build a plan that returns the youth to their home community in a way that meets their needs for school, work, and living arrangements.
Youth released from a community facility may or may not have a parole aftercare obligation. If they do not qualify for parole aftercare services, they may be eligible for Community Assisted Reentry services. Your youth’s counselor can tell you what services your child will be eligible for upon release.
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