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News Release: Holly Ridge Center Awarded New Contract by Kitsap County to Manage Long-Standing Parent Support Programs
Holly Ridge Center Awarded New Contract by Kitsap County to Manage Long-Standing Parent Support Programs Agreement with Kitsap-based nonprofit marks return of management and facilitation of Parent Coalition and Parent to Parent Program to inside the community they...
Three Cheers for 10+ Years!
Congratulations on over a decade of employment to three Holly Ridge Center clients-- Jacob, Arnell, and James! --working for Northwest Center at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, part of the U.S. Navy’s Naval Base Kitsap. “We thoroughly enjoy having each...
Congratulations to Cavan at Crooked Spoon Ice Cream (formerly ACME Valley)
Congratulations to Cavan, an Acme Valley Ice Cream employee. In 2023, Holly Ridge Center contracted with the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) to perform job placement activities for Cavan and assist him in obtaining meaningful employment of his choice....
Holly Ridge’s Joel Oviedo Visits Armin Jahr Elementary
As the 2025-2026 school year kicked off, Joel Oviedo, a Holly Ridge Center Employment Consultant, was asked to participate in Career Day at Armin Jahr Elementary PTO School in Bremerton. Career Day was a part of the school’s College & Career Spirit Week, which...
Celebrating David, 10 Years at Ballast Books!
Congrats to David, an Adult Employment Services client at Holly Ridge Center! August 19th is his 10th Anniversary working at Ballast Book Company in Bremerton! David’s job coach, Christina*, wrote the following message in celebration: It’s a dark, gloomy Friday as the...
Keeping Up With Zoe: Infant Toddler Program Graduate
Zoe Turning 17, an update by Shannin Strom (Zoe's Mom) Zoe will be 17 in August. It’s hard to believe it has been almost 14 years since she graduated from Holly Ridge and transferred to her local elementary school for early intervention preschool (early supports...
Welcome Haskit! Holly Ridge Center’s New Infant Toddler Program Director
Please join us in welcoming Cynthia “Haskit” Hall, M.Ed. as our new Infant Toddler Program Director at Holly Ridge Center! Haskit (pronounced HOS-KIT), her given Makah tribal name, joined us in March and spent meaningful time with our outgoing director, Alicia Skelly,...
Impact Story: Emma at Animal Magnetizm
Meet Emma, a Holly Ridge Center Adult Employment Services Client employed by Animal Magnetizm, an inclusive employer on Bainbridge Island. “Emma is a pleasure to work with and surprises me with her will daily. Daniel and Demetria are some of the most supportive and...
Virtual Social Playgroups
In January, our Virtual Social Playgroups celebrated one year of service to the families in our Infant Toddler Program. Pivoting to provide services in a meaningful way through the pandemic was important to all staff at Holly Ridge Center. Finding a way to get...
Naomi’s Employment Journey
Naomi joined our Holly Ridge Center Adult Employment Services Program in the Fall of 2020. As an individual beginning job development services in the School To Work transition program, Naomi and her Employment Consultant faced unique circumstances due to the pandemic....