LaShonda Proby, Administrator
Oakridge Community Facility
8701 Steilacoom Boulevard S.W.
Lakewood, WA 98498
(253) 589-7145
Oakridge Community Facility is in Lakewood. The goal is to help young people return to their communities and build successful futures. Oakridge offers treatment and therapy. A type of talk therapy that helps build skills to manage emotion called Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) is used. Young people also have access to education, job training, and work. Young people can also connect with their families.
Young people can take classes at the facility or attend school in the community. They can attend high school or prepare for the GED. They can also attend community college, university, vocational school, or get a job.
Oakridge has partnerships with:
- Clover Park School District
- Pierce College
- University of Washington, Tacoma
Young people can go to Bates Technical College to learn job skills. They can also join the Manufacturing Academy (MA). MA is a 24‑week program that teaches basic manufacturing skills and may include a paid internship. It helps students get ready for entry‑level jobs in manufacturing.
Young people can go into the community for work, shopping, recreation, field trips, local events, and family visits. They can earn passes that allow them to spend time in the community with their families.
Staff works with families to help young people return to their communities when they leave.
Information for Parents, Guardians, and Family
Each young person has a counselor. The counselor will also be the young person’s case manager. Counselors work with the young people to assess their needs. They also help provide treatment, activities, and services. Treatment options include interpersonal skills training, mental health, life skills, and job training. Some treatment and planning will occur during counseling sessions with the case manager. Other treatment will be in a specialized setting. They also help provide treatment, activities, and services.
Visitation
Families can call the facility to schedule time to visit their young person.
Reentry and Transition
Parents, guardians, and family members can join all future planning meetings. The goal is to build a plan that supports a young person returning to their communities. The plan can include school, work, treatment, free time, and living arrangements.
Young people released from a community facility may or may not have a parole obligation.
Facility Pictures
Resources
Oakridge Youth Handbook
